Bend of the River, starring Stewart, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson and Arthur Kennedy, was released in the United States in February of 1952. As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Universal-International issued a special 12-inch, one-sided, 33 1/3 RPM record on red vinyl to help promote the film. It was pressed on red vinyl…
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The Six Shooter – The New Sheriff
The New Sheriff was broadcast on June 10, 1954. This episode is also known as Write-In Candidate, Virtue City Election, The Election and Sheriff Ponset. This very brief preview appeared in the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, AZ. Stewart’s co-stars for this episode were Carleton Young as the hotel clerk, Dal McKennon as Doc Cross, Paul…
Monitor (June 10, 1956)
Evidence for this appearance comes from a listing in the Sunday Journal and Star, Lincoln, NE: Although this segment is not available, it is known that the Sunday evening hosts for Monitor at this time were Dave Garroway and Don Russell…
Anatomy of a Murder – Radio Spots
When the film, Anatomy of a Murder, was released in July of 1959, a 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc with 10 radio spots for the film was also issued. With Stewart in the film were Lee Remick, Ben Gazarra, Arthur O’Connell, Eve Arden and Kathryn Grant. Four of the 10 spots featured vocal clips of…
American Legion – Reach Out, The Future is in Your Hands
This blog entry will update an entry from Jimmy Stewart on the Air by adding photos and audio. Reach Out the Future is in Your Hands was Stewart’s second effort for the American Legion, following the previous years’ 50th Anniversary spots. This 1970 recording (AAVP#27185/AAVP#27186) was issued on a 12-inch 33 1/3 RPM disc: Stewart…
American Cancer Society – 1957 Cancer Crusade
For its 1957 Cancer Crusade, the American Cancer Society issued a 16-inch disc (101845A/191845B) featuring messages from many celebrities, including two from Mr. Stewart. On the A-side, Stewart’s message ran about 57-seconds. It is introduced by an unnamed announcer, who also closes the message. The B-side messages are much shorter and feature four celebrities each…
The Six Shooter – Silver Threads
Broadcast on June 3, 1954, the title of this show is also sometimes given as Silver Threads Among the Gold or Song and Supper. As you know if you’ve been listening to the previous episodes, The Six Shooter was also being broadcast by the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) to our troops overseas. So, for…
Voice of the Army – The Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman was part of the Voice of the Army series and was broadcast in 1949. Only one newspaper reference to the show has been uncovered. It appeared in the Times-Herald, Olean, NY, on June 1, 1949. The 15-minute program, #448 in the series, was issued to radio stations on a 16-inch transcription disc…
Tony Weitzel Interview
Jimmy Stewart was interviewed by Tony Weitzel on radio station WBBM-AM, Racine, WI, on June 1, 1960. The interview is not available and the broadcast is known from a single listing in the Racine Journal-Times on the day of the broadcast…
This is New York
Stewart had been a guest on the WCBS radio show in March of 1957, and now he was back for a second visit with host Bill Leonard. The date was May 30, 1958. Here is the New York Times listing for the program. Stewart seems to have been wedged in between a sculptor and an…
