JACK BENNY’S RADIO DAY’S PART 3

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, February 17th, 1990

1943
SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (6-14-43) “Love Is News” starring Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan and James Gleason with Joe Kearns in a romantic comedy about an heiress who locks horns with a reporter. Truman Bradley announces. Lady Esther Products, CBS. (13:40; 15:20)

1944
JACK BENNY PROGRAM (3-19-44) Guest Barbara Stanwyck joins regulars Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Butterfly McQueen, Joe Kearns and John Brown. Dennis dreams that he has his own radio show! Grape Nuts, NBC. (16:55; 11:25)

1945
COLGATE SPORTS NEWSREEL (12-28-45) Sportscaster Bill Stern welcomes guest Jack Benny in a year-end program from Hollywood featuring “outstanding sports stories of 1945.” Colgate Shave Cream, NBC. (14:05)

1946
FRED ALLEN SHOW (5-26-46) Excerpt from a classic Allen program, his last of the season. Fred’s program is interrupted by a studio tour which includes guest Jack Benny who becomes a contestant on Fred’s new give-away show, “King For A Day!” Cast includes Alan Reed, Kenny Delmar, Parker Fennelly. Tenderleaf Tea, Blue Bonnet Margarine, NBC. (14:35)

1947
PHILCO RADIO TIME (3-26-47) Bing Crosby plays host to guests Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone. Jack wants Bing to join him and Mary in a band act! Featured are Peggy Lee, Skitch Henderson, Ken Carpenter, John Scott Trotter and the orchestra. Philco Radios, ABC. (10:50; 18:30)

1948
HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE (11-18-48) “My Financial Career” starring Jack Benny in the famous Stephen Leacock story about a man who is afraid of banks! Cast features Jack Kirkwood, Joe Kearns. Host is James Hilton. Hallmark Cards, CBS. (13:45; 16:15)

1949
JACK BENNY PROGRAM (5-15-49) Song-writer Hoagy Carmichael joins regulars Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Mel Blanc, Bea Benadaret, Joe Kearns, Don Wilson. Phil wants to borrow $2,000 from Jack, who goes to the vault to get the money: Hoagy has a new song: Jack gets a violin lesson from Professor LeBlanc. Lucky Strike Cigarettes, CBS. (11:50; 15:55)