This episode was originally released on 12/1/2021. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes.
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In Breaking Walls episode 122 we spend the holidays in the old west with Jimmy Stewart, director Jack Johnstone, and The Six Shooter.
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Highlights:
• Jack Johnstone’s Early Radio Career
• The State of Network Radio in December of 1953
• James Stewart on the Hollywood Star Playhouse
• The Six Shooter Launches
• A Pressing Engagement
• The Radio Industry - More Than Kin
• Britt Ponsett’s Christmas Carol
• Britt Ponsett Rides Off Into the Sunset
• Looking Ahead of January 1954
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The reading material used in today’s episode was:
• On the Air - By John Dunning
• Radio Rides The Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air — by Jack French and David S. Siegel
• Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg
As well as articles from
• The Los Angeles Times
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On the interview front:
• Dick Beals, Virginia Gregg, and Herb Vigran spoke to Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com.
• Parley Baer, Harry Bartell, Sam Edwards, Jack Johnstone, Marvin Miller and Vic Perrin were with SPERDVAC. For more information, go to SPERDVAC.com.
• Art Linkletter spoke with John Gassman.
• Jimmy Stewart was with Larry King and Johnny Carson.
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Selected music featured in today’s episode was:
• Somewhere in My Memory and Star of Bethlehem — By John Williams
• The Klezmer’s Wedding — By André Moisan
• Highland Lament — By The Corries
• Sonata No. 1 for Violin, Opus 13: I. Molto Moderato — Played by Michael Davis
