This 8-CD set is often seen for sale on Ebay. Six of the eight discs feature a show from the Lux Radio Theatre series, while the remaining two are from Cavalcade of American and Suspense. The programs give us a look at Stewart’s radio career from 1937 through 1951. Here’s what you get in order…
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Jimmy Stewart – The Ultimate Radio Collection Vol. 3
This digital only set was issued for download and streaming by Master Classics Records in 2011. There are seventeen shows (one in two parts) on this set: 1) Philco Radio Time (Bing Crosby), March 10, 1948 2) Suspense – Mission Completed, December 1, 1949 3) Screen Directors’ Playhouse – Call Northside 777, December 9, 1949…
James Stewart – The Ultimate Collections of His Radio Work (#2)
This is one of four identically titled sets of Mr. Stewart’s radio shows issued by Radiorevisited.com. There are nine discs in this set, featuring 16 different programs. Included are a Good News of 1938, a four-part Silver Theater program, two different Lux Radio Theatre broadcasts, a Sealtest Variety Theater program, a Screen Directors’ Playhouse, a…
The Best of Old Time Radio Starring Jimmy Stewart
This set was issued by Radio Spirits in 2002 in both 4-cassette (5034) and 6-CD (5035) formats. Ten complete and original radio programs were included: 1) Screen Directors’ Assignment – It’s a Wonderful Life, May 8, 1949 2) Hollywood Star Playhouse – The Six Shooter, April 13, 1952 3) Lady Esther Screen Guild Players –…
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…
The Larry King Show
Besides his CNN interview program for TV, King also did a five hour interview show for Mutual Radio each weeknight from midnight to 5 a.m. The show was not advertised in newspapers on any kind of regular basis. In fact, it is from short articles that we know the most about the show. The first…
Lux Radio Theatre – Winchester ‘73
The Lux Radio Theatre version of Winchester ’73 was aired on Monday, November 12, 1951. The story was adapted for radio by Sanford H. Barnett. This was the 17th season for the program which was hosted and produced by William Keighley and directed by Earl Ebi. John Milton Kennedy was the announcer, Rudy Schrager the…
