For the second time, the first being December 29, 1947, Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed recreated their film roles from It’s a Wonderful Life on the Screen Guild Theater. The show was highly publicized in the newspapers. Here are three listings from the day of the broadcast. The first is from the Democrat and Chronicle,…
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Good News of 1938 (December 16, 1937)
Stewart made his third appearance as the emcee of Good News of 1938, on December 16, 1937. According to his contract, Jimmy was to be paid a bonus of $1500 by M-G-M for his contribution to the show. In its December 15th edition, Film Daily mentioned the upcoming show: This preview is from the Amarillo…
Stars in the Air
When Screen Guild Theater left the air at the end of May, 1951, there was no other program to take up its cause of supporting the Motion Picture Relief Fund. This was soon remedied. On December 13, 1951, Stars in the Air premiered on CBS and the relief fund had a new champion. The premiere…
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…
Amos ‘n’ Andy Music Hall – September 26, 1958
This was Stewart’s second appearance on the program, the first coming four years before on September 20, 1954. This show was based on the Amos ‘n’ Andy characters, but was not much like the original show, as described in this article from the Freeport Journal-Standard, Freeport, IL: Like Jimmy’s first appearance, this show is also…
The Larry King Show
Jimmy Stewart made an appearance on The Larry King Show on Mutual Radio on the overnight of December 5-6, 1989. The program aired from 11 p.m. on the 5th until 4 a.m. on the 6th. Exactly when Stewart appeared during that time frame is not known. This listing is from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette dated December…
Chase and Sanborn 100th Anniversary Show
In 1964, the Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company celebrated its 100th anniversary in business. The company had sponsored several radio shows through the years and put together this “clip” show featuring some of the greatest moments from those programs. The show was hosted by Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy and broadcast by NBC on November…
Screen Guild Theater – Going My Way
On November 5, 1939, Stewart appeared on the Gulf Screen Guild Theater in the play Going My Way, which had no relationship at all to the 1944 Bing Crosby film of the same title. Stewart played the role of Lewis Conway. His wife, Nancy, was portrayed by Loretta Young. Edward Arnold played J.P. Hampton, Fuzzy…
The Larry King Show
Gerard Molyneaux, in his excellent book James Stewart A Bio-Bibliography, lists Stewart as having appeared on the November 5, 1990, edition of Larry King’s Mutual Radio talk show, The Larry King Show. According to the listing, Stewart was there to talk about his upcoming Thanksgiving weekend Westwood One radio special, It’s a Thankful Life. Such…
V.I.P. Radio – V.I.P. Promos
V.I.P. Radio was a 1950’s radio subscription service whereby Stars International Inc. would provide various celebrity announcements to local radio stations to help them promote their stations. Mr. Stewart appeared on many of these recordings. On this particular disc, V.I.P. Promos (32-AX), the stars simply identify themselves and remind the listener that they are listening…
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