The first documented Bergen-McCarthy show on which Stewart appeared was broadcast on January 18, 1942. At this point the program was being broadcast by NBC on Sunday between 8 and 8:30 p.m. It was sponsored by Chase and Sanborn Coffee. The show’s announcer was Buddy Twiss and Ray Noble and His Orchestra supplied the music…
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Christmas Seals Update
Christmas Seals are distributed each year by the Lung Association, formerly known as the National Tuberculosis Association. Most years, celebrities recorded public service announcements which were distributed to radio stations for airplay. As described in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Stewart appeared on several such discs. The 1958 disc has continued to elude our collection…
Jimmy Stewart Speaks for the Community Chest Volunteers
One of the radio shows outlined in our book was the Community Chest – A Salute to Volunteers program broadcast on September 26, 1947. At first, all we could find on the program were several newspaper ads and articles like the ones below: Despite all the press for the program, it looked like the show…
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