Shirley Thomas Hollywood

Shirley Thomas was a Hollywood reporter for NBC Radio and also hosted her own weekly half-hour program. As listed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Jimmy appeared on the July 26, 1953, broadcast. Here is a listing from the Independent Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA, on the day of the broadcast. This show is not available…

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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…

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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…

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