During the summer of 1988, Stewart hosted three separate Dancing with the Stars programs for Westwood One Radio. The first, The 30’s, was broadcast the last weekend of June, this one during the second weekend of August and the third, The 50’s – was heard during the final weekend of August. The 30’s and The…
Yearly Archives: 2017
We the People
We the People began its radio life as a sketch on a 1936 Rudy Vallee Hour program. It was so popular that CBS made it a series in its own right beginning on October 4, 1936. It remained on the air until January 25, 1951. It is considered a “human interest” show, with ordinary people…
U.S. Treasury Bond Independence Drive Show
This is a public service program to kick off the annual campaign to sell U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds. The show was carried by most major networks from 10:30-11 p.m. Eastern time. It was produced by William Wilkes and written by Charles Isaacs. Ken Carpenter was the announcer and Robert Armbruster and His Orchestra provided the…
U.S. Air Force Anniversary Program
To mark the first anniversary of the United States Air Force (formed September 18, 1947), NBC broadcast a 30-minute radio special on September 16, 1948. The show was produced and directed by Jack Lyman. The announcer was Hal Gibney and Henry Russell directed the chorus and orchestra. The program is not in general circulation, but…
American Cancer Society – “This is…” Announcements
Mr. Stewart and many others, including Janet Leigh, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Jane Wyman, Claudette Colbert, Kirk Douglas, Jackie Gleason, Burt Lancaster, Esther Williams and others, appear on this 1958 disc (108156B). The disc was issued to radio stations on a 16-inch, 33 1/3 RPM record. Stewart also appeared in “This is…” announcements in 1957…
Report to the Nation
This CBS program was a mixture of news remotes and re-creations of news events via dramatized skits. Jimmy Stewart appeared on the program on March 20, 1943. Since, at this time, Stewart was serving in the Air Corps, it is likely that his contribution was pre-recorded. Douglas Edwards was the show’s host and Woody Guthrie…
New York Closeup
New York Closeup was hosted by Jinx Falkenburg and Tex McCrary and, in fact was usually shown as Tex and Jinx in newspaper listings. The one-hour NBC program was broadcast mornings beginning at 8:30 a.m. Although his name doesn’t appear in the following New York Times listing, Jimmy Stewart was a guest on the show…
Crusade for Freedom PSA
This 16-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc was issued to radio stations in 1956 by the Crusade for Freedom (F60146), in support of Radio Free Europe. Besides Stewart, Walter Brennan, Bing Crosby, Alan Ladd, Art Linkletter, Pat O’Brien, Dick Powell, Robert Stack, Dinah Shore, Jack Webb and Barbara Stanwyck also provide messages on the disc. We…
Boys’ Club Public Service Announcements
This series of celebrity public service announcements for the Boys’ Clubs of America was issued on a 16-inch transcription disc playing at 33 1/3 RPM (Columbia YTNY 10644). Those heard on the disc included Jimmy Stewart, J. Edgar Hoover, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. The disc is not in general circulation, but is available at…
Dick Allen Interviews the Stars of “How the West Was Won”
Hollywood reporter Dick Allen interviews a few of the stars of How the West Was Won, including Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Carolyn Jones, Debbie Reynolds and George Peppard. The interviews were recorded at the C.P. MacGregor Studio in Los Angeles. The tape boxes have two dates listed – February 11th and 16th, 1963. Just who…
