The following appeared in the March 24, 1949, edition of the McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, McKinney, TX. It was part of Ruby Juster’s Radio Ringside column. Just what the series was, who was finally picked to star or even if the series was ever produced and aired, is not known…
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The Hedda Hopper Show: Hats Off
Jimmy Stewart was the guest on this show’s premiere episode, broadcast on October 2, 1944. The CBS show was broadcast Mondays from 7:15-7:30 pm. The show was sponsored by Armour and Company. The program’s music was supplied by Dick Aurandt at the organ and Lew Maury playing the piano and celesta. The show had the…
John Steinbeck and Jimmy Stewart…A Collaboration that Might Have Been
The following article appearrd the in May 27, 1942, edition of Variety: According to the article, Steinbeck planned on gathering material about Army Air Corps bomber crews and using that material to write a book and produce film, radio and television materials. Working with him on the planning were Jimmy Stewart, Burgess Meredith and CBS…
Photoplay Awards Dinner
The Photoplay Awards Dinner honoring the 1949 Gold Medal Award winners was broadcast by ABC on February 13, 1950. Jimmy Stewart was named favorite actor for his work in The Stratton Story, while Jane Wyman was the favorite actress for Johnny Belinda. They are seen in the photo below from the Pottstown Mercury, Pottstown, PA,…
Chesterfield Supper Club
Chesterfield Supper Club was a popular 15-minute daily program on NBC that was hosted most of the year by Perry Como. However, for thirteen weeks during the summer of 1947 it was hosted alternately by Tex Beneke and Frankie Carle. On September 3, 1947, Tex Beneke was the host. The show received little more than…
Tommy Dorsey Show
In its September 13, 1947, edition, Billboard magazine ran the following article about the Tommy Dorsey disc jockey show. According to the article, New York City radio station WMCA kicks off the first broadcast on September 8, 1947, with a great many guests. One of those guests was Jimmy Stewart. Stewart was in New York…
Boy Scouts of America Celebrity Endorsements #2
This is a 7-inch, small hole, 33 1/3 RPM record (CB557A/CB557B) featuring 14 celebrity announcements for the Boy Scouts. It was produced by The Boy Scouts of America, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Except for one track, it is the same as the disc produced for the North Brunswick, New Jersey scouting area (see blog posted on…
Christmas Seal Campaign 1959
We can now add another Christmas Seal Campaign to the list of those on which Mr. Stewart’s message can be heard – 1959. As with the ones for 1958, 1961-1964, this was issued on a 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc pressed by RCA Custom Records (KM8R-0585): Those celebrities appearing on the other side of the…
Chesterfield Supper Club
Perry Como was normally the host of the Supper Club, but for 13 weeks in the summer of 1947, that position alternated between Tex Beneke and Frankie Carle. The final summer host on September 5th was Tex Beneke. It was the last show for the summer and Como was set to return the following week…
Betty Crocker (A New Find)
As discussed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, the Betty Crocker radio show was on the air for 29 years. Several women, including Zella Layne, Betty Bucholz and Adelaide Hawley, played the role of Betty Crocker on the program through the years. At the time our book was published, we had only been able to…
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