This was Jimmy’s second appearance on Bing’s new Chesterfield Show for CBS Radio. Bing’s musical guest for the evening was Toni Arden. Stewart signed contracts for each individual show he did with Bing. Here are the three pages of the contract for this show. You can see for yourself just how involved the contracts were…
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Martha Deane Show #1
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. Stewart’s first appearance came…
Maggi’s Private Wire
Maggi McNellis was the host of this 15-minute daily NBC program. It was broadcast from 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Stewart was on the show on January 23, 1947. The listing below is from the New York Times: This show is not available, so the exact nature…
Information Please
Stewart, along with Frank Capra, appeared on this CBS program on January 22, 1947, sixty-nine years ago. In the east, the show was broadcast between 10:30 and 11 p.m. A preview of the program was published in the Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City, IA: Another preview in The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, IL, added that…
Lux Radio Theatre – Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow was presented on the Lux Radio Theatre on January 22, 1951. Jimmy Stewart, Jeff Chandler and Debra Paget had starred in the 1950 film, so it was only natural that they would also star in the radio adaptation; and, that’s the way things were planned. However, at the last minute, Jimmy became ill…
It’s a Wonderful Life (Original Cast Recording)
This is another digital version of the Lux Radio Theatre classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. It was issued by Orange Leisure in 2010 and is available on many of the popular download/streaming services. This is an unedited version, which includes the original commercials…
Great Western Radio Shows
This was an 8-cassette, 16 show set released in 2001 by Topics Entertainment (CA-058). The Six Shooter was represented on the set by two shows: The Outlaw’s Wife, usually known as Helen Bricker, was originally broadcast on January 24, 1954. The Silver Buckle had first aired on January 17, 1954. Some of the other shows…
Art Baker’s Notebook
Art Baker’s Notebook was on the air from 1938 until 1958. The 15-minute syndicated show was heard weekdays. Jimmy Stewart appeared on the program just once, on Monday, January 20, 1947. The show was heavily advertised in various newspapers on the day of the broadcast. Here are just a few examples. Regrettably, this show is…
Stars on Sunday by Request
Stars on Sunday was a British TV show produced by Yorkshire Television. It aired between 1969 and 1979 and featured religious songs and stories. Stewart made an appearance on the program on October 26, 1975, at a time when the program was being hosted by Mabel and Wilfred Pickles. This is one of several albums…
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show – Jimmy Defends Charlie
The first documented Bergen-McCarthy show on which Stewart appeared was broadcast on January 18, 1942. At this point the program was being broadcast by NBC on Sunday between 8 and 8:30 p.m. It was sponsored by Chase and Sanborn Coffee. The show’s announcer was Buddy Twiss and Ray Noble and His Orchestra supplied the music…
