Many old-time radio programs have been issued by various companies here in the U.S. However, releases don’t appear to be as common in other countries. Even in the age of international sales platforms like eBay and Amazon, we have not seen many foreign releases. Most of those we have seen are from the UK. We…
Tag Archives: Jane Wyman
Starring: Jimmy Stewart
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…
Lux Radio Theatre (Radio Memories 17453)
This single cassette, released by Radio Memories, features the December 15, 1947, Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of Magic Town, starring Jimmy Stewart and Jane Wyman. Clicking on the “Magic Town” tag below will take you to a blog where you will be able to listen to the program…
Magic Town – Lux Radio Theatre
Jimmy Stewart and Jane Wyman starred in the December 15, 1947, broadcast of Magic Town on the Lux Radio Theatre. A single disc of this program has been released by YourRadioShows.com. If you have not already listened to the show in its original blog entry, here it is again. Act 1: Act 2: Act 3:…
U.S. Treasury Bond Independence Drive Show
This is a public service program to kick off the annual campaign to sell U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds. The show was carried by most major networks from 10:30-11 p.m. Eastern time. It was produced by William Wilkes and written by Charles Isaacs. Ken Carpenter was the announcer and Robert Armbruster and His Orchestra provided the…
American Cancer Society – “This is…” Announcements
Mr. Stewart and many others, including Janet Leigh, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Jane Wyman, Claudette Colbert, Kirk Douglas, Jackie Gleason, Burt Lancaster, Esther Williams and others, appear on this 1958 disc (108156B). The disc was issued to radio stations on a 16-inch, 33 1/3 RPM record. Stewart also appeared in “This is…” announcements in 1957…
Photoplay Awards Dinner
The Photoplay Awards Dinner honoring the 1949 Gold Medal Award winners was broadcast by ABC on February 13, 1950. Jimmy Stewart was named favorite actor for his work in The Stratton Story, while Jane Wyman was the favorite actress for Johnny Belinda. They are seen in the photo below from the Pottstown Mercury, Pottstown, PA,…
Presenting James Stewart & Jane Wyman in “Blow-Ups” from Magic Town
This special limited edition disc was marked “Compliments of Robert Riskin” and was sent to radio stations to help promote the 1947 film. The 12-inch, one-sided, 78 RPM disc ran just under five minutes. Riskin, who had produced Magic Town, saved some of the flubs and mistakes made by the actors and presented them on…
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…
1960 Cancer Crusade
We listed the 1960 American Cancer Society Cancer Crusade disc in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but could add no further information about it because the disc was not available to us at that time. Since then, we have been able to locate a copy of the original 16-inch transcription disc and add it to…
