This single CD from the Starring Eleanor Powell set has the Good News of 1938 broadcast of December 23, 1937. Jimmy Stewart served as the master of ceremonies for the program. The guests included Powell, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Edna Mae Oliver, Ray Bolger, Ilona Massey, Fanny Brice, Albertina Rasch and Dolly Tree. The link…
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Starring Myrna Loy
A set of 14 CD’s featuring radio shows which starred Myrna Loy is often for sale on the internet. One of these CD’s has Miss Loy appearing with Jimmy Stewart. Miss Loy guested on the December 30, 1937, broadcast of Good News of 1937. Stewart was the host that evening and also acted in a…
Jimmy Stewart – The Ultimate Radio Collection Vol. 3
This digital only set was issued for download and streaming by Master Classics Records in 2011. There are seventeen shows (one in two parts) on this set: 1) Philco Radio Time (Bing Crosby), March 10, 1948 2) Suspense – Mission Completed, December 1, 1949 3) Screen Directors’ Playhouse – Call Northside 777, December 9, 1949…
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)…
Year 1937 on the Radio
This 8-CD set was issued by Radio Revisited (75CD8). Mr. Stewart is misidentified as one of the stars of the February 1st episode of Lux Radio Theatre. It is Gary Cooper who in fact stars with Jean Arthur in this production. Stewart does appear in the November 30th Good News of 1938 as advertised…
Good News of 1938 (Cassette)
This single cassette was issued by Radio Spirits (#2218) in 1998. The broadcast of December 23, 1937, is the only show on the tape…
Good News of 1938 (December 16, 1937)
Stewart made his third appearance as the emcee of Good News of 1938, on December 16, 1937. According to his contract, Jimmy was to be paid a bonus of $1500 by M-G-M for his contribution to the show. In its December 15th edition, Film Daily mentioned the upcoming show: This preview is from the Amarillo…
Myrna Loy – The Ultimate Radio Collection
Issued in 2011 by Master Classics Records, this is a digital only release. Two shows with Jimmy Stewart are part of this set. The first was the complete broadcast of Single Crossing which aired on The Gulf Screen Guild Theater on February 11, 1940. Act 1: Act 2: The second clip is an eight and…
James Stewart – The Ultimate Collections of His Radio Work (#2)
This is one of four identically titled sets of Mr. Stewart’s radio shows issued by Radiorevisited.com. There are nine discs in this set, featuring 16 different programs. Included are a Good News of 1938, a four-part Silver Theater program, two different Lux Radio Theatre broadcasts, a Sealtest Variety Theater program, a Screen Directors’ Playhouse, a…
Good News of 1938 (June 30, 1938)
This was the last show of the season and is not available, but a preview which appeared in the Lima News, Lima, OH, gives an almost complete rundown of the events. Robert Taylor was the master of ceremonies. The guests were Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullavan and Walter Pidgeon. These three performed scenes from their film,…
