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

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A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene.

For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com.

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Thank you to:

Tony Adams

Steven Allmon

Orson Orsen Chandler

Phil Erickson

Briana Isaac

Thomas M. Joyce

Ryan Kramer

Gary Mollica

Barry Nadler

Christian Neuhaus

Aimee Pavy

Chris Pilkington

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