Bing Crosby – Jimmy Stewart…Babysitter?

On April 6, 1949, the 100th Bing Crosby show was broadcast and Jimmy Stewart was his guest, along with Kay Starr. This display ad for the program appeared in the Winona Republican Herald, Winona, MN. Stewart’s contract for the show was a simple one: plot of the Crosby-Stewart sketch is simple. Jimmy is babysitting, but…

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This Is It

Since the publication of Jimmy Stewart on the Air, more information about the Army Day Drama for 1946 has come to light. Most importantly, we now know that the title of the show was This Is It, not Army Day Drama. The show remains unavailable, but we now know this information. First, here is a…

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Radie Harris Show

As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Harris was a writer for The Hollywood Reporter. Her regular column was called “Broadway Ballyhoo.” For many years, she hosted a radio interview program for both the Mutual and CBS networks. Mr. Stewart appeared at least once on her program. This brief mention is from the radio…

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Family Theatre – Suzi’s Prayer Ball

Jimmy Stewart starred in the Family Theatre‘s Suzi’s Prayer Ball on April 4, 1951. Starring with him were Jean Bates and Ann Whitfield. Gene Kelly was the host for the program. Information on this show was included in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. We’re presenting the information left out of the book here. First, the…

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Bud’s Bandwagon #542

This was Stewart’s second appearance on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service program (see Bud’s Bandwagon # 423 for the earlier show). The program was broadcast sometime early in 1955. Stewart talked about his new film, The Far Country, but wasn’t actually in the studio when the program was recorded. Instead, host Bud Widom…

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Boy Scouts of America Celebrity Endorsements

This is a 7-inch, small hole, 33 1/3 RPM record (CB557A/CB557B) featuring 14 celebrity announcements for the Boy Scouts. It was produced by The Boy Scouts of America, North Brunswick, NJ. The record dates from the mid to late-70’s. Senator John Glenn was elected to that position in 1974, and actor Richard Boone died in…

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The Six Shooter – Aunt Emma

Broadcast on April 1, 1954, this was the show’s first Thursday airing. This title for this program is also given as Marrying Off Aunt Em and Aunt Em from Kansas. Aunt Emma was played by Eleanor Audley. William Johnstone also appeared as Ethan Greenriver. Because of the new day and time for the broadcast, some…

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Martha Deane Show #2

Mr. Stewart appeared on three documented Martha Deane shows as discussed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. None of the shows is available. The host of the Martha Deane Show was actually Marian Young Taylor. She hosted the show for 32 years on WOR-AM, in Manhattan. Her announcer was George Hogan. Mr. Stewart was a…

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