This show is not available, but we have been able to determine a few facts about it based on newspaper previews. The most helpful is this one from the San Antonio Express, San Antonio, TX, on the day of the broadcast. Jimmy Stewart would act as the master of ceremonies for the show and take…
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Good News of 1938 – February 10, 1938
Here we present some updated information on one of many Stewart appearances on this popular NBC program. Although he had been the host of the some of the previous shows, this time that task fell to Robert Taylor and Jimmy was simply a guest. The newspapers highlighted the show as seen in the following excerpts…
Good News of 1938 (December 30, 1937)
Having a film contract with M-G-M made Stewart an easy choice to appear on or host the M-G-M produced radio show, Good News. The program was known by several names including The Maxwell House M-G-M Hour, Film Stars on Parade, Good News of 1938 and Good News of 1939. Nine appearances by Mr. Stewart were…
Good News of 1938 (December 23, 1937)
Jimmy Stewart acted as the master of ceremonies for this program which was broadcast just two days before Christmas. Two different newspaper previews provided much of the information about the show. The first is from the Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA: The second appeared in the Freeport Journal-Standard, Freeport, IL: The two articles give the guests…
Good News of 1938 (November 25, 1937)
According to an article in Variety (dated December 1, 1937), Jimmy Stewart was the guest on this show. Appearing along with him were Allan Jones (M.C.), Rosalind Russell, Fannie Brice, Betty Jayne, Doug McPhail, Helen Troy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Sigmund Romberg, C. Aubrey Smith, Ronald Sinclair, Meredith Willson’s Orchestra and Max Terr’s Chorus. No…
Good News of 1938
Stewart made his first of many appearances on this NBC program seventy-eight years ago on November 18, 1937. The show was broadcast from Studio 30 on the M.G.M. lot and so was heavily loaded with M.G.M. stars. Although the show is not available, we do know much about it from the newspaper ads that appeared…
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