New York Closeup was hosted by Jinx Falkenburg and Tex McCrary and, in fact was usually shown as Tex and Jinx in newspaper listings. The one-hour NBC program was broadcast mornings beginning at 8:30 a.m. Although his name doesn’t appear in the following New York Times listing, Jimmy Stewart was a guest on the show…
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“Thunder Bay” Premiere Promotion
The following article appeared in the May 12, 1953, edition of Motion Picture Daily: The last paragraph mentions that Mr. Stewart arrived in New York on the 11th and would be there for ten days of promotional activity and to attend the premiere of the film. An article in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle on May…
Hi Jinx (April 6, 1948)
We have thus far been unable to confirmed Stewart’s appearance on this day’s program. In his book, James Stewart A Bio-Bibliography, Gerard Molyneaux says that Jimmy was a guest this day and talked with Jinx Falkenburg about the role of reservists in our national defense. He also states that this was a special Army Day…
Tex and Jinx (July 9, 1947)
Stewart’s appearance on this day’s Tex and Jinx Show has been confirmed by several previews. The first appeared the day before the broadcast in Radio Daily: The second appeared in the New York Times on the day of the broadcast. There were actually two listings on the same page of the paper. The second adds…
New York Close-Up (Tex and Jinx)
Like so many of the other Tex McCrary-Jinx Falkenburg programs, Mr. Stewart’s appearance on this show would have been very difficult to confirm from newspaper listings alone. Most, like the one below from the May 19, 1953, edition of New York Times, simply listed a title: Fortunately, this particular program is a part of the…
Hi Jinx (May 17, 1949)
Although Stewart is listed as having been a guest on this Jinx Falkenburg program by Gerard Molyneaux in his excellent book, James Stewart A Bio-Bibliography, we have thus far been unable to confirm the appearance. Newspaper listings, like the one below from the New York Times, do not mention the names of any guests for…
Tex and Jinx (March 28, 1948)
There is some doubt as to the actual date of this broadcast. In his book, James Stewart a Bio-Bibliography, Gerald Molyneaux lists Stewart as having appeared on “Sus and Ohrbach’s Hi Jinx” on March 28, 1948. Hi Jinx was being sponsored at the time by Schonbrunn and Ohrbach’s which may account in part for this…
Tex and Jinx – February 11, 1952
The husband and wife team of Eugenia Lincoln “Jinx” Falkenberg and John Reagan “Tex” McCrary were the host of this popular one hour weekday morning show broadcast from WNBC in New York City. Stewart was a guest on their program several times. Stewart’s appearance on this program received his notice in the New York Times’…
