BILL STEWART SHOW "Harry James"

 

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. AFRTS Episode 430 8-8. Bill Stewart opens this hour with Harry James Orchestra.

BILL STEWART SHOW "Bob Cameron"

 

From AFRTS archive blog: Bill Stewart was one of the KMPC talent that had the AFRTS gig. He was the Bill of the KMPC jingle..."Ira, Johnny, Bill and Dick!" Bill graced LA playing his mixture of Swing, jazz and MOR at several great stations. KMPC, 1951-59; KGIL, 1965-66; KRHM, 1966 and 1969; KGIL, 1973-75. For Armed Forces Radio he hosted "A Quarter Century of Swing." In 1969, the 30-year veteran was honored with a concert at the Palladium. For 20 years he did in-flight airline music programming. Bill died in 1993 of congestive heart failure. Bill Stewart, and a few other hosts, recorded and stored their shows at AFRTS-LA for four to six months prior to air. Bill Stewart never mentioned "it's the Monday edition" or "it's the Tuesday edition" the way Roger Carroll did for his series. Probably due to the inordinate delay in recording the Bill Stewart Shows. He just didn't know what day the show was to be aired. When Bill Stewart says "this song is a new release", it really isn't. . .it's four to six months old!

BILL STEWART SHOW "Mort Garson"

 

Bill chats with Mort Garson who was one of the most unique and outright bizarre resumés in popular music, spanning from easy listening to occult-influenced space-age electronic pop -- all in the same decade, no less. Born July 20, 1924, in the Canadian city of St. John, New Brunswick, Garson attended the Juilliard School of Music, briefly graduating to the ranks of professional pianist and arranger before he was drafted to serve in World War II. Upon returning from duty, Garson cemented a reputation as a top session hand, tackling arranging, conducting and composing. 

BILL STEWART SHOW "Nat King Cole"

 

This AFRTS episode opens with Nat King Cole's Dance Ballerina.

BILL STEWART SHOW "Trombones Inc."

 

Stewart starts of his AFRTS transcribed show 650 with arrangements by Warren Barker and Marty Paich for their album "Trombones Inc."

BILL STEWART SHOW "Jazz Greats"

 

Stewart continues his interview with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. Part 2 of 2.

BILL STEWART SHOW "Les Brown In Town"

 

Bill Stewart was a Los Angeles disc jockey who was heard on Armed Forces Radio Service for nearly 50 years.

Born in New Brunswick, Canada, Stewart served in the Canadian Air Force during World War II and was discharged due to a medical disability.

He came to the United States and worked shortly at a radio station in Idaho until he was drafted into the U. S. Army. And later had a long and extensive career as a DJ in Southern California.

BILL STEWART SHOW "Thad Jones and Mel Lewis"

 

Bill was a middle-of-the-road DJ in LA playing his mixture of Swing, jazz and MOR at several great stations. KMPC, 1951-59; KGIL, 1965-66; KRHM, 1966 and 1969; KGIL, 1973-75. He transcribed many MOR hours for AFRTS.

BILL STEWART SHOW "AFRTS"

 

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Time for a "Musical Bill Affair". Bill was one of the KMPC talents between 1951-59, later at KGIL and KRHM in Southern California. He was also a well known record producer. In 1969 he was honored with a concert at the Hollywood Palladium. Bill died in 1993 from congestive heart failure.

BILL STEWART SHOW "AFRTS 656"

 

Bill was one of the KMPC talents between 1951-59, later at KGIL and KRHM. He was also a famous record producer. In 1969 he was honored with a concert at the Hollywood Palladium. He also did in flight music programming. We lost Bill in 1993 from congestive heart failure. (AFRTS ARCHIVE)

BILL STEWART SHOW "AFRTS 413 7-8"

Bill Stewart, and a few other hosts, recorded and stored their shows at AFRTS-LA for four to six months prior to air. Although the programming was 5-55:00 at the beginning, it was considered "ever green" by the LA producers. Bill Stewart never mentioned "it's the Monday edition" or "it's the Tuesday edition" the way Roger Carroll did for his 5-55:00 series. I believe this was due to the inordinate delay in recording the Bill Stewart Shows. He just didn't know what day the show was to be aired! When Bill Stewart says "this song is a new release", it really isn't. . .it's four to six months old. (Notes from https://afrtsarchive.blogspot.com/)

BILL STEWART SHOW "Peter Nero"

 

Los Angeles DJ Bill Stewart's AFRTS radio show opened this hour episode with several selections by pop pianist Peter Nero.

BILL STEWART SHOW "AFRTS"

 

Bill Stewart of the Los Angeles radio station KMPC played a mix of Swing, jazz and MOR at several great stations. KMPC, 1951-59; KGIL, 1965-66; KRHM, 1966 and 1969; KGIL, 1973-75. For Armed Forces Radio he also hosted "A Quarter Century of Swing."

Bill Stewart "Adela Rogers StJohns"

 

On his "Bill Stewart Show" Stewart produced and announced more than 4,000 programs, many over AFRTS. When he was discharged from the army in November 1947 he continued his AFRTS programs while working on KLAC. 

This program features chat with Adela Nora Rogers St. Johns (May 20, 1894 – August 10, 1988) was an American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. She wrote a number of screenplays for silent movies but is best remembered for her groundbreaking exploits as "The World's Greatest Girl Reporter" during the 1920s and 1930s and her celebrity interviews for Photoplay magazine. His shows were heard on Armed Forces Radio Service for nearly 50 years.

BILL STEWART SHOW "AFRTS 934"

 

Bill Stewart, and a few other hosts, recorded and stored their shows at AFRTS-LA for four to six months prior to release. This episode ends with a skit of The Bickersons. Originally it was a radio comedy sketch series that began September 8, 1946, on NBC, moving the following year to CBS where it continued until August 28, 1951. The show's married protagonists, portrayed by Don Ameche and Frances Langford, spent nearly all their time together in relentless verbal war. 

BILL STEWART SHOW "Quarter Century of Swing"

 

The man who’ll fill your musical bill…Bill Stewart was a KLAC Los Angeles disc jockey in the 1960's. On his "Bill Stewart Show" he produced and announced more than 4,000 programs, many over AFRTS. When he was discharged from the army in November 1947 he continued his AFRTS programs while working on KLAC. His shows were heard on Armed Forces Radio Service for nearly 50 years. Stewart was born in New Brunswick, Canada. He served in the Canadian Air Force during World War II and was discharged due to a medical disability. He came to the United States and worked shortly at a radio station in Idaho until he was drafted into the U. S. Army. A longtime Burbank resident, Stewart died Feb. 26, 1993 of congestive heart failure and complications of diabetes, survived by his wife, Shirley Stewart.