Radio’s Greatest Shows is a 10-CD set issued in 2006 by Nostalgia Ventures (2023). A total of 23 radio programs were included in the set. One of those shows, the Bill Stern Colgate Sports Newsreel, featured Jimmy Stewart. All of the shows included were listed on the back of the packaging. It seems a little…
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Jimmy Stewart Collection
This is a 2-disc set issued by www.goldengooseradio.com. There are more than 80 programs featuring Stewart on the discs, making it well worth the $4.99 asking price. If you’re looking to fill out your private Stewart collection, this one should help. On the first disc you’ll get: Cavalcade of America (11-12-45) A Guy Who had…
Bill Stern Sports Newsreel (CD)
There are more than 130 Bill Stern Sports Newsreel programs on this .mp3 disc from goldengooseradio.com. Jimmy Stewart appears on two of them. In the first, broadcast July 23, 1948, Stewart subs for Stern who is on the S.S. Mauritania on his way to England to broadcast the London Olympics. The second is Jimmy’s appearance…
Jimmy Stewart – The Ultimate Radio Collection Vol. 2
This digital only set was issued for download and streaming by Master Classics Records in 2011. Sixteen shows were included in the set: 1) Lux Radio Theatre – Magic Town, December 15, 1947 2) Philco Radio Time (Bing Crosby Show), April 6, 1949 3) Colgate Sports Newsreel (subbing for Bill Stern), July 23, 1948 4)…
Yogi Berra’s Favorite Baseball Radio Shows
This is a 20-CD set, featuring 18 baseball related shows. It was issued by Radio Spirits (40092) in 2004. The Lux Radio Theatre production of The Stratton Story, starring Jimmy Stewart was included. The program had originally been broadcast on February 13, 1950. Stewart’s photo, as well as a listing of all the shows included…
Salute to Champions
As mentioned in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, this show is not available. The only proof of its existence and the people who appeared on it come from various newspaper previews of the time. Because of space limitations, these were not used in the book, but are presented here. The two newspaper articles from which…
Jimmy Stewart Subs for Bill Stern
On Friday, July 23, 1948, Bill Stern was aboard the S.S. Mauritania on his way to England to broadcast from the London Olympic Games. His radio show, Bill Stern’s Sports Newsreel, needed a substitute host and on this day it was Jimmy Stewart. As mentioned in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, it turns out that…
Bill Stern’s Sports Newsreel
Jimmy Stewart made at least three appearances on Bill Stern’s Sports Newsreel program. One of those was on April 22, 1949. Stewart even managed to have his picture appear, along with the sports radio listings for the day, in the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI: This show is not available. However, we know that Stewart…
The Bill Stern Show (October 20, 1950)
Although no special mention appears to have been made of the fact in any advertising for the program, this was the 12th anniversary of its first broadcast. As such, Stern presented a look back at some of his famous guests. Below is a display ad from The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, IN, for Sterns…
