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Tuned to Yesterday

Decades ago, WRVO Public Media began broadcasting old-time radio with a small collection comprising 20 reel-to-reel tapes. Today the collection includes nearly 7,000 reels and over 20,000 broadcasts."Tuned to Yesterday" is public radio's premier old-time radio show, hosted by Mark Lavonier. The highest quality broadcasts are restored and played as they were heard years and years ago. You'll hear programs like "The Whistler," "The Jack Benny Show," "Fibber McGee and Molly," "Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy," and "Gunsmoke" – spanning all genres.

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  1. 20

    5/13/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Crime: Suspense “Rave Notice” 6/1/58 CBS, 21st Precinct 7/7/54 CBS / AFRS.

  2. 19

    5/13/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Adventure: Hollywood Star Playhouse “Of Night and the River” 10/9/50 CBS, John Steele, Adventurer “The Honorable Ones” 1950 MBS.

  3. 18

    5/12/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Drama: On Stage “Eddie” 3/19/53 CBS, Suspense “Celebration” 5/5/57 CBS.

  4. 17

    5/12/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Sitcom: Smiths of Hollywood 1/31/47 Syndicated, My Friend Irma “Irma’s Accident” 1950’s CBS.

  5. 16

    5/11/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Mystery: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Man Who Wrote Himself to Death” 3/21/50 CBS, Adventures of Michael Shayne “Case of the Model Murder” 1948 AFRS.

  6. 15

    5/11/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Broadway: Theater Guild “Wings Over Europe” 9/9/45 ABC.

  7. 14

    5/10/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Crime: Jeff Regan, Investigator “The Lost Lady” 10/16/48 CBS, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons “The Case of the Rushville Murder” 1/5/50 CBS.

  8. 13

    5/10/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Romance: Studio One “Wine of the Country” 5/11/48 CBS.

  9. 12

    5/9/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Drama: Suspense “A Case of Nerves” 6/1/50 CBS, Columbia Workshop “The Fall of the City” 4/11/37 CBS.

  10. 11

    5/9/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Crime: The Whistler “Man in the Storm” 2/18/51 CBS, Dragnet “The Big Steal” 12/29/53 NBC.

  11. 10

    5/8/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Western: Frontier Town 3/12/49 Syndicated, Have Gun, Will Travel “Apache Concerto” 6/5/60 CBS.

  12. 9

    5/8/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Comedy: Lux Radio Theater “Standing Room Only” 10/30/44 CBS.

  13. 8

    5/7/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Horror: Inner Sanctum “Murder off the Record” 8/3/52 CBS / AFRS, The Whistler “The Avengers” 7/2/43 CBS.

  14. 7

    5/7/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Science Fiction: X Minus One “The Haunted Corpse” 12/5/57 NBC, Dimension X “The Vital Factor” 8/1/51 NBC.

  15. 6

    5/6/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Crime: Big Story “Rolf K. Mills Story” 5/19/48 NBC, The Whistler “Quiet Suicide” 2/18/48 CBS.

  16. 5

    5/6/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Adventure: Voyage of the Scarlet Queen “The Jewel Thieves and the Straw-Filled Dummy” 9/11/47 MBS, Dangerous Assignment “Smash Eastern European Protection Racket” 12/3/52 NBC.

  17. 4

    5/5/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Drama: Academy Award Theater “Pride of the Marines” 6/15/46 CBS, Lady Esther Screen Guild Players “The Lost Weekend” 1/7/46 CBS.

  18. 3

    5/5/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Sitcom: The Bickersons “The New Television Set” 7/17/51 CBS, My Little Margie 5/22/55 CBS.

  19. 2

    5/4/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Mystery: Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons “Case of the Girl Who Flirted” 2/3/44 CBS, Suspense “The Trap” 6/16/49 CBS.

  20. 1

    5/4/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Broadway: Studio One “Uncle Harry” 3/2/48 CBS.

  21. 0

    5/3/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Western: Hollywood Star Time “Riders of the Purple Sage” 5/12/46 CBS, Frontier Gentleman “Advice to the Lovelorn” 5/18/58 CBS.

  22. -1

    5/3/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Comedy: Fibber McGee and Molly 1/12/43 NBC, It Pays to Be Ignorant 10/4/43 MBS.

  23. -2

    5/2/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Horror: Hermit’s Cave “Hanson’s Ghost” 1944 Syndicated, Lights Out “Visitor from Hades” 7/13/43 CBS.

  24. -3

    5/2/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Sitcom: Meet Millie 3/23/52 CBS, Great Gildersleeve 6/9/46 NBC.

  25. -4

    5/1/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Western: Gunsmoke “Quarter Horse” 6/1/58 CBS, Dr. Sixgun “No Guns Law” 10/31/54 NBC.

  26. -5

    5/1/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Comedy: Front Line Theater “Someone Suitable” 3/12/44 AFRS, Lum and Abner “Cedric the Hermit” 6/12/42 NBC Blue, Vic and Sade 2/17/42 NBC Blue.

  27. -6

    4/30/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Horror: Dark Fantasy “Spawn of the Sandman” 2/27/42 NBC, Suspense “The Dead Alive” 3/9/53 CBS.

  28. -7

    4/30/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Science Fiction: Quiet, Please “One for the Book” 11/21/48 ABC, X Minus One “Shock Troop” 11/28/57 NBC.

  29. -8

    4/29/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Crime: Dragnet “The Big Revue” 7/13/54 NBC / AFRS, Crime Classics “The Good Ship Jane” 1/6/54 CBS.

  30. -9

    4/29/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Adventure: Top Secret “Disaster in London” 8/6/50 NBC, Rocky Fortune “The Shipboard Jewel Robbery” 10/20/53 NBC / AFRS.

  31. -10

    4/28/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Drama: Here’s to Youth “Children of Trailertown, USA” 1/15/44 NBC, Armed Forces Theater “Return to Tomorrow” 8/25/45 Syndicated.

  32. -11

    4/28/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Sitcom: Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show “The Wrestler – Part 1” 11/27/49 NBC, Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show “The Wrestler – Part 2” 12/4/49 NBC.

  33. -12

    4/27/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Mystery: Bulldog Drummond “Case of the Atomic Murders” 1/17/47 MBS, Sherlock Holmes “Dying Detective” 2/13/55 NBC.

  34. -13

    4/27/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Broadway: NBC University Theater “Hedda Gabler” 8/27/50 NBC.

  35. -14

    4/26/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Science Fiction: X Minus One “Colony” 10/10/56 NBC, The Planet Man – Episode #9 & #10 1953 Syndicated.

  36. -15

    4/26/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Sitcom: Meet Millie 9/4/51 CBS, Anderson Family 1947 Syndicated.

  37. -16

    4/25/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Mystery: Lux Radio Theater “A Blueprint for Murder” 3/29/54 CBS.

  38. -17

    4/25/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Adventure: Chandu the Magician 3/31/49 MBS, Bold Venture “Bring Me the Body of Slate Shannon” 1951 Syndicated.

  39. -18

    4/24/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Western: Tom Mix Ralston Straightshooters “The Mystery of the Border Smugglers” 12/15/41, Treasury Salute “Buffalo Bill” 6/12/44 Syndicated, Have Gun, Will Travel “Deadline” 9/11/60 CBS.

  40. -19

    4/24/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Comedy: Harry Von Zell Show (Audition Program) 3/18/46, Fibber McGee and Molly 10/14/47 NBC.

  41. -20

    4/23/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Horror: Haunting Hour “Revenge” 1945 Syndicated, Sleep No More “Monster Cat”, “Night” 1956-57 NBC.

  42. -21

    4/23/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Science Fiction: X Minus One “The Native Problem” 7/26/57 NBC, Two Thousand Plus “The Other Man” 6/7/50 MBS.

  43. -22

    4/22/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Crime: Mysterious Traveler “Out of the Past” 4/19/49 MBS, Adventures of Sam Spade “The Dry Martini Caper” 8/1/48 CBS.

  44. -23

    4/22/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Adventure: NBC University Theater “Victory” 2/16/50 NBC.

  45. -24

    4/21/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Drama: Ford Theater “The Late Christopher Bean” 6/20/48 NBC.

  46. -25

    4/21/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Sitcom: Life of Riley 6/28/47 NBC, Halls of Ivy 4/14/50 NBC.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Decades ago, WRVO Public Media began broadcasting old-time radio with a small collection comprising 20 reel-to-reel tapes. Today the collection includes nearly 7,000 reels and over 20,000 broadcasts."Tuned to Yesterday" is public radio's premier old-time radio show, hosted by Mark Lavonier. The highest quality broadcasts are restored and played as they were heard years and years ago. You'll hear programs like "The Whistler," "The Jack Benny Show," "Fibber McGee and Molly," "Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy," and "Gunsmoke" – spanning all genres.

HOSTED BY

Mark Lavonier

Produced by WRVO Public Media

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