We reported in Jimmy Stewart on the Air that Stewart was chairman of the 1983 Salvation Army Christmas Campaign. The announcement of his appointment to this position was reported in many newspapers, including the Spokane Chronicle, Spokane, WA (November 26, 1983) and the Steinbach Carillon, Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada (December 14, 1983). According to both of…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Vivacious Lady – Screen Guild Theater
All of Stewart’s appearances on the Screen Guild Theater are well documented in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. In this blog, we’ll be updating his December 3, 1945, starring role in Vivacious Lady. In the 1938 film, Jimmy’s leading lady was Ginger Rogers. According to many newspaper listings for the program, including the one below…
Toys for Tots #1
Marine Major William Hendrick and a group of Los Angeles Marine reservists began the Toys for Tots program in 1947. In civilian life, Hendrick was the Director of Public Relations for Warner Brothers Studio, so it wasn’t hard for him to get celebrities to record messages for the program, or to have Warner Brothers records…
December will be a Stewart-athon
December was always a very busy month for Jimmy Stewart and his recording and radio career. Over the years he has done many public service announcements (Toys for Tots, Christmas Seals, Salvation Army), Christmas readings and church services. He has recorded drop-ins for radio stations in which he lets shoppers know how many shopping days…
Suspense – Mission Completed
For Mr. Stewart’s third appearance on Suspense (December 1, 1949) a real psychological thriller was chosen. This preview from the San Antonio Express, San Antonio, TX, describes it very well. Stewart’s hometown newspaper, The Indiana Gazette, also announced the show to their readers. Joining Stewart in the cast were John Dehner as Dr. Benson, Herb…
House Party
Art Linkletter’s very popular House Party ran on radio from 1945 until 1967. It made the move to television in 1952 and remained a viewer favorite until 1969. Know best for his interviews of children, Linkletter also had stars on his program and interviewed them as well. One appearance by Jimmy Stewart has been confirmed…
The Six Shooter – Sheriff Billy
The lack of official titles for these stories leads to trouble once again as this show is know by at least four other names – Billy Riddle, New Sheriff, The Sheriff’s Old Man and Man and Boy. At least one newspaper, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, ran a nice photo ad this week. As has become…
Voice of Democracy
In 1947, Stewart had been a part of the “I Speak for Democracy” contest disc. By 1949, the name of the contest had been changed to “Voice of Democracy.” Jimmy’s 1947 speech was edited and used again on this new recording (D9-QM-10597). The article below appeared in the September 12, 1949, edition of Broadcasting magazine…
A Moment for Thanksgiving
Presented this time is some updated information for the public service announcement Stewart recorded for the United Presbyterian Church disc, A Moment for Thanksgiving. The 10-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc was issued in a special jacket: Mr. Stewart’s message was the first one on side two of the disc: The music heard on his spot…
Jimmy Stewart: It’s a Thankful Life
This special two hour program syndicated by the Mutual Network and Westwood One, was covered in detail in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but no photos or audio could be included. We’ll add them here. The program was scheduled to air anytime between November 22 and 25, 1990. It was issued to participating radio stations…
