Broadcaster's Day in the Dominican Republic

It is celebrated on April 18 of each year, instituted by Decree No. 4476 published on April 2, 1974 by order of the Constitutional President of the Republic Dr. Joaquín Balaguer Ricardo. April 18 was chosen because in 1938, the then General Telecommunications Directorate carried out exams for the first time to grant official cards to broadcasters. about the day of the Dominican broadcaster that is every April 18 of each year and many wonder why on April 18 and not another day? It all began on April 18, 1938, when the Dominican Government's Department of Communications held the first exam for aspiring broadcasters in Santo Domingo with the intention of regularizing national broadcasting. Among the first participants were Expedy Pou, Homero León Díaz and Pedro Julio Santana, father, and since then the announcer is considered a professional of the spoken word. For April 2, 1974, it was published by Decree No. 4476 by order of the Constitutional President of the Republic Dr. Joaquín Balaguer Ricardo, it was instituted that on April 18 of each year the day of the Dominican announcer be celebrated and today in In the country, it is currently estimated that there are more than 30,000 male and female announcers authorized by the National Commission for Public Shows and Radio.