On Labor Day, September 6, 1937, the National Air Races were held in Cleveland, Ohio. As can be seen in the following New York Times listing, the start and finish of the race were broadcast. No references to Stewart being a part of this broadcast have been discovered. However, the following article appeared in Stewart’s…
Yearly Archives: 2016
Ice Follies of 1953
Ice Follies of 1953 received a very brief mention in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, because little was known about it at that time. The program remains unavailable, but we have located several newspaper clips which add to the information known. A display ad and preview from the Long Beach, CA, Press-Telegram was mentioned in…
How the West Was Won – Radio Spots (West No. 2)
When Jimmy Stewart on the Air was published, we did not have access to these radio spots, so they were not included in the book. The 1-sided, 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM (132140) record is now in our collection and we can tell you that Stewart’s voice does not appear on any of the four spots…
Fred Waring Show…Round Two
Jimmy Stewart made his second appearance on the Fred Waring Show on Wednesday, September 3, 1947. The show has been covered in our book, but some media clips have been added here to enhance the book’s entry. One of the regulars on the program, Daisy Bernier, is very anxious to meet Stewart. She’s so anxious…
WEAM-AM
On September 2, 1947, this radio listing appeared in the Washington Post, Washington, DC: This is one of those listings which is very intriguing, but at the same time very annoying. Intriguing because it would be great to know exactly what it is and annoying because it looks like that will not happen. The block…
Miracle Over Main Street
This program was broadcast by NBC on September 1, 1947, which was Labor Day. The day following the broadcast was the second anniversary of Japan’s surrender to end WWII. The program was very much in support of the Marshall Plan in trying to aid much of Europe affected by the war. The show was advertised…
Fresh Air
On March 21, 2016, this popular NPR program spotlighted the book, Hollywood Hoofbeats The Fascinating Story of Horses in Movies and Television, by Petrine Day Mitchum (Perseus Distribution). The show was hosted by Terry Gross, with Dave Davies conducting the interview of Mitchum. One of the last horses talked about in the interview was Pie,…
Dancing with the Stars with Jimmy Stewart – The 50’s
This was the third and final installment of three shows broadcast in the summer of 1988. “The 30’s” was broadcast during the week of June 27th and the second, “The 40’s,” aired during the first week of August. “The 50’s” was set to be broadcast during the week of August 29th. Like the other shows…
Lux Radio Theatre – June Bride
June Bride had been a 1948 film starring Bette Davis and Robert Montgomery. When it was produced by the Radio Theatre on August 29, 1949, Miss Davis reprised her film role as Linda Gilman, but the Montgomery role of Carey Jackson was filled by Jimmy Stewart. Co-starring with these two were Betty Lynn as “Boo”…
One Sunday Afternoon – Academy Award
The full story of Jimmy’s appearance on the August 28, 1946, edition of Academy Award in the play One Sunday Afternoon is told in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. But, here are a few items that could not be included in the book. First, everyone, including many newspapers, seemed to have a hard time getting…
