The Traitor Within was a 30-minute program produced by NBC in cooperation with the American Cancer Society. It was broadcast on Sunday afternoon, April 12, 1953, between 4:30 and 5 p.m. (EST). The show was written by Richard George Pedicini and featured music composed and conducted by Robert Armbruster. Dr. Ian MacDonald was the show’s…
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Jimmy Stewart on NBC Monitor #4
The final surviving tape of Jimmy Stewart on the NBC Monitor program is from April 11, 1970. Gene Rayburn and Stewart talk about several films, including After the Thin Man, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It’s a Wonderful Life and Anatomy of a Murder…
Biography in Sound – Captain Eddie: The Iron Eagle
Biography in Sound was written and produced for NBC by Don Cameron and supervised by James L. Holton for NBC News. This episode aired on April 10, 1958, from 9:05-10 p.m. and was hosted by Walter O’Keefe, who was called a guide. It was a true biography of Rickenbacker, beginning with his pre-World War I…
The Six Shooter – General Gilford’s Widow
General Gilford’s Widow, broadcast April 8, 1954, is also known under the titles The Widow’s Secret and The Wolf. The advertising for the program was similar to what it had been for the past few weeks. The Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY, ran this photo ad: Radio station WHIZ, placed this display ad for all of…
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring was a 13-week series produced in co-operation with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In the cities in which it aired, it was sponsored by the local chapter of the Chamber of Commerce. The show was very heavily publicized, as shown by the collection of newspaper stories below which were printed on April…
Bing Crosby – Jimmy Stewart…Babysitter?
On April 6, 1949, the 100th Bing Crosby show was broadcast and Jimmy Stewart was his guest, along with Kay Starr. This display ad for the program appeared in the Winona Republican Herald, Winona, MN. Stewart’s contract for the show was a simple one: plot of the Crosby-Stewart sketch is simple. Jimmy is babysitting, but…
Theatre Guild on the Air – The Silver Whistle
The Silver Whistle, a Robert E. McEnroe play adapted for radio by Robert Anderson, was presented on the Theatre Guild on the Air on April 6, 1952. The program was sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation, directed by Homer Fickett and produced by George Kondolf. Norman Brokenshire was the announcer and the original music…
Radie Harris Show
As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Harris was a writer for The Hollywood Reporter. Her regular column was called “Broadway Ballyhoo.” For many years, she hosted a radio interview program for both the Mutual and CBS networks. Mr. Stewart appeared at least once on her program. This brief mention is from the radio…
Theatre Guild on the Air – The Philadelphia Story
Although this show remains unavailable, we know quite a bit about it due to heavy newspaper coverage and a program printed by U.S. Steel and handed out to audience members. First, let’s look at the newspaper coverage from the day of the broadcast, April 4, 1948. The first preview is from the Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene,…
Family Theatre – Suzi’s Prayer Ball
Jimmy Stewart starred in the Family Theatre‘s Suzi’s Prayer Ball on April 4, 1951. Starring with him were Jean Bates and Ann Whitfield. Gene Kelly was the host for the program. Information on this show was included in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. We’re presenting the information left out of the book here. First, the…
