This is a 9-CD set issued by Radiorevisited.com. As you can see, one Stewart show appears on the final disc in the set – the Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of The Stratton Story from February 13, 1950…
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1960 Cancer Crusade
We listed the 1960 American Cancer Society Cancer Crusade disc in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but could add no further information about it because the disc was not available to us at that time. Since then, we have been able to locate a copy of the original 16-inch transcription disc and add it to…
Kraft Music Hall – August 5, 1937
Bing Crosby was the regular host of the Kraft Music Hall in 1937, but during the summer months he took a well deserved vacation and the hosting job fell to Bob Burns. During this summer, Stewart appeared on at least two different programs, with the second coming on August 5th. The show is not available,…
V.I.P. Radio – Open End Station Break
V.I.P Radio, like The Big Sound which came after it, was a subscription service used by radio stations for self promotion. Stations received these 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM discs, each one filled with short spots recorded by celebrities from films, TV, music and sports. No dates appear on the records, but because of the label…
Stars on Suspense
Stars on Suspense – 12 Dramas from Radio’s Theatre of Thrills was a six-cassette set issued by Hall Closet Tapes. Just one Stewart show was included on the set, that being Consequence, which was first broadcast on May 19, 1949…
Hollywood Stars on the Radio
Radio Spirits released this 10-Cassette/CD set in both formats (cassette: 40024/CD: 40022) in 2003. Three different programs starring Jimmy Stewart were included in the set: 1) Victory Theatre (Lux Radio Theatre summer replacement) – The Philadelphia Story (July 20, 1942) 2) Lux Radio Theatre – It’s a Wonderful Life (March 10, 1947) 3) Lux Radio…
Army Air Forces Day Celebration
This program, broadcast August 1, 1946, is not available. All that is known about the show has been deduced from various newspaper articles. This first preview is from The Circleville Herald, Circleville, OH. It tells us that the program was broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System from 9:30-10 p.m. eastern time. Parts of the show…
It’s a Wonderful Life – Soundtrack
It took many years after the film’s 1947 release for any type of soundtrack recordings to be issued. The first came in 1988 on the Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1 (Telarc DG-18801 [LP]/CD 88801 [CD]). The album features 10 tracks from It’s a Wonderful Life, as well as songs from the soundtracks of A…
Arthur Godfrey Time
Arthur Godfrey aired daily from New York City for 27 years, from 1945 until 1972. Jimmy Stewart first appeared on the program on July 30, 1947, as shown by this listing from the New York Times on that date. At this time the show was airing from 11-11:30 a.m. Its announcer was Tony Martin and…
Christmas Radio Shows from the 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s
This 8-CD set was issued by Radiorevisited.com (22CD8). Stewart’s Lux Radio Theatre version of It’s a Wonderful Life, also starring Donna Reed, is included. The show was originally broadcast on March 10, 1947…
