This single .mp3 CD, has forty different old-time radio shows, all dealing with baseball in one way or another. The very first program on the CD is The Stratton Story, staring Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson and John McIntire. It was first broadcast on Lux Radio Theatre on February 13, 1950. There are also lots of…
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Fibber McGee and Jimmy
No, Jimmy Stewart never acted on the Fibber McGee and Molly radio program. However, as we outlined in our book, he did appear on four different programs to promote his own show, The Six Shooter. That show had recently changed its broadcast day from Sunday to Thursday and these spots were meant to alert listeners…
Crime and Peter Chambers
Twenty-Six episodes of Crime and Peter Chambers, starring Dane Clark, were broadcast by NBC between April 6 and September 28, 1954. Jimmy Stewart never appeared as a guest on any of these shows. He did, however, appear immediately after the ending of the May 4th episode, usually titled Abigail Chrisenberry or Peter Chambers, Murder Suspect,…
Bob Hope and His Friends
The album, Bob Hope and His Friends (King of Comedy Associates KOC-1226), was released in 1979. This was a special 3-record boxed set with a 47-page booklet of photos and information. Many of the celebrities who had appeared with Hope through the years were heard on the album. Stewart, of course, appeared, as well as…
Christmas 1955
This 90-minute NBC Radio special was broadcast on December 23, 1955. Unfortunately, it is not available. We mentioned it in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but will be updating that entry with scans from several newspapers. The article with the most useful information was published in the Pasadena Independent, Pasadena, CA, on the day of…
