Jimmy Stewart was the guest on the August 18, 1938, episode of the Kraft Music Hall. As was usually the case during the summer months, Bob Burns was acting as the show’s host while Bing Crosby was on vacation. This show is not available. The best information source is from a short preview from The…
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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…
Bing Crosby Show – December 14, 1949
This was Stewart’s first appearance on Bing’s show since the sponsorship was taken over by Chesterfield cigarettes. Not much had changed on the show when the new sponsor took over. It was still produced by Bill Morrow and Murdo MacKenzie. Ken Carpenter was still the announcer and John Scott Trotter was still the orchestra leader…
Jimmy Takes Over the Bing Crosby Show
On November 1, 1952, Bing Crosby’s wife, Dixie, died. Unable to do the show scheduled for November 6th, Jimmy Stewart was called upon to fill in for him. Most newspapers simply listed “Bing Crosby” in their radio listings for the day. At least one paper, the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, did print a short preview…
