Radio’s Greatest Westerns

Radio’s Greatest Westerns was a 5-CD set issued in1992 by Prime Time Nostalgia (PTN-728). It featured shows from five radio programs – Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, Hopalong Cassidy starring William Boyd, The Cisco Kid Starring Jack Mather and The Six Shooter starring Jimmy Stewart. All five of the leading men…

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Boy Scout Jamboree – February 11, 1950

Jimmy Stewart was one of several guests appearing on the Boy Scout Jamboree broadcast of 1950. On the East coast, the program was aired from 1:30-2 p.m. The program is not available and all we know about it has been gleaned from newspaper clippings. The first of these is from The Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, NY:…

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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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