We recently found the following article on the WOW News Tower (Vol. 18, No. 3), published by Radio and Television Stations WOW, Omaha, NE. Stewart is listed as one of the guests on the NBC program. The guests read famous poems and passages from literature. The show was hosted by David Ross. Normally, newspapers simply…
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Hedda Hopper’s Diary – November 5, 1945
Since the publication of Jimmy Stewart on the Air, we have been able to identify an additional appearance of Jimmy Stewart on Hedda Hopper’s Diary. The program was advertised in the Capital Journal, Salem, OR, on the broadcast date of November 5, 1945. The program is not available, but according to the ad, it was…
This is Jimmy Stewart…Please Leave a Message After the Tone
No, Jimmy Stewart did not make a phone answering machine outgoing message! But, Rich Little did and he could sound as much like Stewart as anyone. Little’s cassette tape with ten different messages was issued by Radio Shack (43-419). Actually, Stewart’s impersonation was heard twice on the tape. The first time was at the beginning…
The Roosevelt Years: 1939
The is part of a series of shows on President Roosevelt which were produced and narrated by John Salisbury and broadcast on KXL, Portland, OR, in 1973. This particular show features soundbites from many celebrities, including: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jimmy Stewart, Judy Garland, the Andrews Sisters, Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh,…
The Friends of Mr. Cairo – Jon and Vangelis
The Friends of Mr. Cairo is a great song for anyone who loves old movies. The song’s lyrics are inspired and based on three films: the 1946 Jimmy Stewart film, It’s a Wonderful Life; 1941’s The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet; and the 1924 movie, The Thief of…
AFRTS Basic Musical Library
The Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS), and its predecessor, the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS), issued thousands of discs featuring music tracks as a part of its basic music library series. Our research has thus far turned up just one such disc on which Jimmy Stewart appears. It is part of the AFRTS…
America Calling
A few months ago, while researching another old-time radio star, we came across the following display ad in February 8, 1941, edition of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, CA: Prominently displayed among the celebrity names is James Stewart. A search quickly turned up several other ads and articles from that same day. The first is from…
1960 Cancer Crusade
We listed the 1960 American Cancer Society Cancer Crusade disc in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but could add no further information about it because the disc was not available to us at that time. Since then, we have been able to locate a copy of the original 16-inch transcription disc and add it to…
1957 Heart Fund Drive
This public service disc was covered in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but is updated here with a photo and audio. The 16-inch transcription disc was prepared for the American Heart Association and was to be used during the month of February. It was prepared by the Gotham Recording Corporation (GRC-4289). Mr. Stewart delivered the…
American Cancer Society – “This Is…” Announcements
For the 1959 American Cancer Society Crusade, Stewart appeared along with Clark Gable, Jane Wyman and Betsy Palmer on a spot which ran about 19 seconds. It was Band 11, on a special 16-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc. Three or four celebrities appeared on each track. The first two or three, including Stewart on his…
