Good News was broadcast from Studio 30 at M-G-M each Thursday evening (9-10 p.m.) by NBC. It was sponsored by Maxwell House Coffee. Mr. Stewart is known to have appeared on the program at least nine times. This time was on March 2, 1939. The host of the show this evening was Robert Young. The…
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Personal Angle with Kathy Godfrey
Kathy is the sister of another radio (and TV) great, Arthur Godfrey. Her show was broadcast on CBS from 1:05 to 1:30 p.m. The show’s announcer was Bob Hite and the music was supplied by Norman Leyden and His Orchestra. Jimmy Stewart, along with Eartha Kitt, appeared on the program on Saturday, March 2, 1957…
Jimmy Stewart on NBC Monitor #3
Several of Stewart’s appearances on NBC Monitor have survived. This one is from March 1, 1970. As with previous appearances, this one received little notice in the newspapers: Jimmy was interviewed by Gene Rayburn about the Broadway play Harvey and the Stewart family’s newest pet, a bushbaby…
American Red Cross – 1954 Fund Campaign
This public service announcement from Stewart was covered in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but a photo and the actual audio are being presented here. Jimmy was one of fourteen persons on the special 16-inch transcription disc issued by the American Red Cross (F-21390X). Most of the other names on the label will be familiar…
American Red Cross – February 28, 1949
Because this program is not available, all of the information known about it has been gleaned from the following newspaper clippings. The first appeared in The Star-Democrat, Easton, MD, on February 25, 1949: The second appeared in The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, MO, on February 28, 1949: The final story appeared in Stewart’s hometown paper, The…
The Bob Hope Show – February 27, 1951
At the time Jimmy Stewart on the Air was published, this show was not available and we had little information about it in the book. Since then, a copy of the script has been found and we can add much information about the show. The Bob Hope Show was well established and very popular with…
Lux Radio Theatre – When Willie Comes Marching Home
When Willie Comes Marching Home was broadcast on February 26, 1951, during the 16th season of Lux Radio Theatre. The show was well advertised, including these two previews from the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, AZ, and the Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City, IA, respectively. Not all newspapers got the title correct, including the New York…
Betty Crocker
When researching Jimmy Stewart on the Air, we found just one reference to his appearance on the Betty Crocker program. That came in the form of a listing in the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI, on February 25, 1952. At that time, the role of Betty Crocker was being played by Adelaide Hawley and the…
That Freedom May Live
That Freedom May Live was a 30-minute NBC documentary presented on behalf of Radio Free Europe and in cooperation with the Crusade for Freedom. Stewart had also done public service announcements for both organizations. Here are two examples of newspaper listings for the program. The first is from the Long Beach Independent, Long Beach, CA,…
Keep ‘Em Rolling
The Mutual Network broadcast Keep ‘Em Rolling every Sunday from 1-:30-11 p.m. for 28 weeks. The program was the product of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). Playwright George S. Kaufman was the host and the music was supplied by Morton Gould and His Orchestra. Jimmy Stewart appeared on the show just one time on…
