In a previous blog, April 17, 2016, we looked at a similar release which was called Volume 3 rather than Suspense 3. That release was a single cassette; this one is a 4-cassette set. You’ll see some obvious differences in the packaging – the way the titles are laid out and the fact that the…
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Christmas Seal Campaign 1959
We can now add another Christmas Seal Campaign to the list of those on which Mr. Stewart’s message can be heard – 1959. As with the ones for 1958, 1961-1964, this was issued on a 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc pressed by RCA Custom Records (KM8R-0585): Those celebrities appearing on the other side of the…
Hollywood Byline
To mark the one year anniversary of Hollywood Byline, a special show consisting of clips from the first year’s shows was pieced today and broadcast on September 21, 1950. This date also marked the half-hour show’s switch to a new day and time – Thursday at 10 p.m. on the east coast. The show was…
Ice Follies of 1953
Ice Follies of 1953 received a very brief mention in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, because little was known about it at that time. The program remains unavailable, but we have located several newspaper clips which add to the information known. A display ad and preview from the Long Beach, CA, Press-Telegram was mentioned in…
Army Air Forces Day Celebration
This program, broadcast August 1, 1946, is not available. All that is known about the show has been deduced from various newspaper articles. This first preview is from The Circleville Herald, Circleville, OH. It tells us that the program was broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System from 9:30-10 p.m. eastern time. Parts of the show…
The 22nd Annual Academy Awards Show
As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, the 22nd Annual Academy Awards Show was broadcast over ABC on March 23, 1950, from the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood. Paul Douglas was the master of ceremonies and he was assisted by Eve Arden and Ronald Reagan. The previews and ads which appeared in the newspapers were…
Britt Ponset’s Christmas Carol
The Six Shooter planned a special Christmas show for its December 20, 1953, show, but the newspapers didn’t have much to say about it; most simply said “The Six Shooter” in their radio listings. When they did say more, it was like the one below from The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA: Jimmy’s character, Britt Ponset,…
A Moment for Thanksgiving
Presented this time is some updated information for the public service announcement Stewart recorded for the United Presbyterian Church disc, A Moment for Thanksgiving. The 10-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc was issued in a special jacket: Mr. Stewart’s message was the first one on side two of the disc: The music heard on his spot…
