The 18th annual Academy Awards ceremony was held March 7, 1946, at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, CA. It was the first awards ceremony to be held after the end of World War II, a fact not overlooked by the newspapers. Here is an article which appeared in the Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, CA. The next appeared…
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Mary Margaret McBride
McBride hosted a talk/interview show broadcast from WABC in New York City. For most of its run, the show aired weekdays at 1 p.m. An ancillary show, Saturday Digest, aired on Saturdays. The shows were produced by Stella Karn and Vincent Connolly served as announcer. Her show was one of the most popular of its…
WRR-AM Interview
WRR radio began broadcasting in Dallas, Texas, in 1920, and in 1921 became the first licensed radio station in Texas and the second in the U.S. In 1947, when Jimmy Stewart and Frank Capra were in Dallas promoting their new film, It’s a Wonderful Life, they were interviewed at WRR. The 15-minute interview was broadcast…
This is New York
Stewart made an appearance on this WCBS radio show on March 4, 1957. It received this listing in the New York Times: Although the show is not available, it can be assumed that Stewart chatted with host Bill Leonard about his soon to be released film, The Spirit of St. Louis. The other guest of…
Sealtest Village Store – March 4, 1948
Sealtest Village Store was also sometimes known as The Jack Carson Show. Eve Arden was his co-host. Stewart made his second appearance as a guest star on March 4, 1948. The show is not available. The newspaper ads for the show were varied. Some, like this one from the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI, were…
KGKO Interview
Here is another radio appearance discovered after the publication of Jimmy Stewart on the Air. On March 4, 1947, Jimmy Stewart and Frank Capra were in Beaumont, TX, for the Texas premiere of It’s a Wonderful Life. As a part of their visit, they were interviewed by R.J. O’Donnell of the Interstate Circuit. That interview…
The Six Shooter Volume 1
This 10-CD set was issued by The Nostalgia Merchant in 2003. Two shows are included on each disc for a total of 20, including: The Audition Show (July 15, 1953) Jenny (September 20, 1953) The Coward (September 27, 1953) The Stampede (October 4, 1953) Silver Annie ((October 11, 1953) Rink Larkin (October 18, 1953) Red…
Good News of 1939
Good News was broadcast from Studio 30 at M-G-M each Thursday evening (9-10 p.m.) by NBC. It was sponsored by Maxwell House Coffee. Mr. Stewart is known to have appeared on the program at least nine times. This time was on March 2, 1939. The host of the show this evening was Robert Young. The…
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…
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…
