A pioneer female radio commenter prior to Land of the Lost, Hewson did a food shopping show, Morning Market Basket, on the NBC Red network during World War II.
Illustrated by Olive Bailey, the children's book, Land of the Lost, was published by Whittlesey House (an imprint of McGraw Hill) in 1945.
Hewson's story was outlined in the back cover blurb: Born in Dayton, Ohio, Olive Bailey learned drawing from her mother while she traveled throughout the west with her family as a small child.
Side one featured Dinah Shore and a supporting cast in a tale about Bongo from Walt Disney's Fun and Fancy Free.
[citation needed] The Bosco Company, which sponsored Land of the Lost on Saturdays from 11 a.m to noon, Eastern Time, cancelled it effective June 26, 1948, because of low ratings.