Good News of 1938 (December 30, 1937)

Having a film contract with M-G-M made Stewart an easy choice to appear on or host the M-G-M produced radio show, Good News. The program was known by several names including The Maxwell House M-G-M Hour, Film Stars on Parade, Good News of 1938 and Good News of 1939. Nine appearances by Mr. Stewart were…

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Tex and Jinx – December 28, 1950

This 60-minute show was broadcast from the WNBC studios in Manhasset, New York, between 8:30-9:30 a.m. The program is not generally available. A copy of the program is held at the Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri – Kansas City. As of this date, we have not been able to listen to the show, but…

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The Six Shooter – Cora Plummer Quincy

Sometimes called Ned Plummer’s Widow, this show was broadcast on December 27, 1953. Except for simple listings like the one below from the Brooklyn Eagle, not much seems to have appeared in print about this week’s program. Filling out the cast were Virginia Gregg as Cora Plummer Quincy, Jean Tatum as a waitress, Robert Griffin…

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Old-Time Radio’s Greatest Westerns

This set was issued by Radio Spirits as on both CDs (4217) and cassettes (4216). Forty old time radio Westerns, including Red Ryder, The Lone Ranger, Have Gun – Will Travel, Gunsmoke, The Cisco Kid, Fort Laramie, Frontier Gentleman, Hopalong Cassidy, Tales of the Texas Rangers, and The Six Shooter. A total of four Six…

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Bob Hope and His Friends

The album, Bob Hope and His Friends (King of Comedy Associates KOC-1226), was released in 1979. This was a special 3-record boxed set with a 47-page booklet of photos and information. Many of the celebrities who had appeared with Hope through the years were heard on the album. Stewart, of course, appeared, as well as…

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