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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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