Good News of 1938 (1939, 1940)

Musical variety

Broadcast History

Nov 4, 1937-Jul 25, 1940 NBC. 60m, Thursdays at 9:00 until March 1940 then 30m, Thursdays at 8:00 from July 1940. Titled by year. Renamed Maxwell House Coffee Time to begin the 1940-1941 season, though the Good News title was still used for a few broadcasts. Sponsor: Maxwell House Coffee.

Annnouncers:  Ted Parson, Warren Hull

Host/Stars:  James Stewart, Robert Taylor, Robert Young, Dick Powell

Cast:  Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks, Assorted MGM film stars.

Promotion of MGM films and stars, which confused listeners with its commercial relationship to Maxwell House Coffee.

Source: On the Air - John Dunning