Boy Scouts – An Update

Here’s an update with photo and audio of the 7-inch, 45 RPM Boy Scout disc (DWP937A/B) covered in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. Those heard on the other side of the record include Ricardo Montalban, Elliott Gould, Chuck Connors, Patrick Duffy and Tom T. Hall, who reads the same script as Stewart. In his spot,…

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Focus on Youth Part 1

Focus on Youth Inc. had its beginnings at Jimmy Stewart’s alma mater, Princeton University, in 1974. Billing itself as “America’s Student Produced Press Conference of the Air,” its executive producer and moderator was Garth R. Ancier. It’s main production was a half-hour weekly program titled Focus on Youth. The syndicated program was heard on more…

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Command Performance

Command Performance was produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) as entertainment for our troops, especially those stationed outside the U.S. Both the host and the guests on each program were chosen from requests received from servicemen. Jimmy Stewart is known to have appeared on just one show. The show was number 260 in…

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The Traitor Within

The Traitor Within was a 30-minute program produced by NBC in cooperation with the American Cancer Society. It was broadcast on Sunday afternoon, April 12, 1953, between 4:30 and 5 p.m. (EST). The show was written by Richard George Pedicini and featured music composed and conducted by Robert Armbruster. Dr. Ian MacDonald was the show’s…

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Let Freedom Ring

Let Freedom Ring was a 13-week series produced in co-operation with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In the cities in which it aired, it was sponsored by the local chapter of the Chamber of Commerce. The show was very heavily publicized, as shown by the collection of newspaper stories below which were printed on April…

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