Personal Angle with Kathy Godfrey

Kathy is the sister of another radio (and TV) great, Arthur Godfrey. Her show was broadcast on CBS from 1:05 to 1:30 p.m. The show’s announcer was Bob Hite and the music was supplied by Norman Leyden and His Orchestra. Jimmy Stewart, along with Eartha Kitt, appeared on the program on Saturday, March 2, 1957…

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Jimmy Stewart on NBC Monitor #3

Several of Stewart’s appearances on NBC Monitor have survived. This one is from March 1, 1970. As with previous appearances, this one received little notice in the newspapers: Jimmy was interviewed by Gene Rayburn about the Broadway play Harvey and the Stewart family’s newest pet, a bushbaby…

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American Red Cross – 1954 Fund Campaign

This public service announcement from Stewart was covered in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but a photo and the actual audio are being presented here. Jimmy was one of fourteen persons on the special 16-inch transcription disc issued by the American Red Cross (F-21390X). Most of the other names on the label will be familiar…

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American Red Cross – February 28, 1949

Because this program is not available, all of the information known about it has been gleaned from the following newspaper clippings. The first appeared in The Star-Democrat, Easton, MD, on February 25, 1949: The second appeared in The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, MO, on February 28, 1949: The final story appeared in Stewart’s hometown paper, The…

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13th Academy Awards Show

The 13th Academy Awards were presented at the Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, on February 27, 1941. Bob Hope was the host. As seen in the listing below from the San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, CA, at least a part of the program was broadcast on the west coast from 9:30 to…

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Betty Crocker

When researching Jimmy Stewart on the Air, we found just one reference to his appearance on the Betty Crocker program. That came in the form of a listing in the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI, on February 25, 1952. At that time, the role of Betty Crocker was being played by Adelaide Hawley and the…

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The Murray Hill Radio Theatre Presents Bing Crosby and Friends

Murray Hill Records 894637 The Murray Hill boxed set has four albums featuring 53 songs, many sung with others, from Bing’s various radio programs. It features the same Jimmy Stewart/Fran Warren/Bing Crosby song, Mississippi Mud (James Cavanaugh/Harry Barris), which can also be found on the Reader’s Digest set, Bing Sings Again and another 4-LP set,…

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