<p>On this day in Labor History the year was 1927.  That was the day that a new radio station began to broadcast on the New York dial. The station’s call letters were WEVD.  It stood for Eugene V. Debs.  The radio station was founded to honor the recently deceased Socialist and labor leader.  </p>

On this day in Labor History the year was 1927. That was the day that a new radio station began to broadcast on the New York dial. The station’s call letters were WEVD. It stood for Eugene V. Debs. The radio station was founded to honor the recently deceased Socialist and labor leader.

<p>On this day in Labor History the year was 1927. &nbsp;That was the day that a new radio station began to broadcast on the New York dial.&nbsp;The station’s call letters were WEVD.&nbsp; It stood for Eugene V. Debs.&nbsp;&nbsp;The radio station was founded to honor the recently deceased Socialist and labor leader.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

August 18 - WEVD Radio New York

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