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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.Visit the "Tuned to Yesterday" schedules page, available here.

Tuned to Yesterday Mark Lavonier

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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.Visit the "Tuned to Yesterday" schedules page, available here.

    5/25/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/25/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Horror: Inner Sanctum “Death Wears a Lonely Smile” 4/4/49 CBS, Suspense “The Doctor Prescribed Death” 2/2/43 CBS.

    • 51 min
    5/25/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/25/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Science Fiction: X Minus One “Cold Equations” 8/25/55 NBC, Beyond Tomorrow “Requiem” 4/5/50 CBS.

    • 51 min
    5/24/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/24/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Science Fiction: Mysterious Traveler “If You Believe” 12/29/46 MBS, X Minus One “Prime Difference” 1/2/58 NBC / AFRS.

    • 51 min
    5/24/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/24/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Comedy: Academy Award Theater “My Sister Eileen” 5/18/46 CBS, Fred Allen Show “Guest: Basil Rathbone” 4/24/49 NBC.

    • 51 min
    5/23/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/23/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Door to Suspense #4 featuring Ralph Edwards in: Truth or Consequences 6/23/45 NBC, Suspense “Ghost Hunt” 6/23/49 CBS.

    • 51 min
    5/23/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/23/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Mystery: Broadway is My Beat “Jimmy Hunt’s Suicide” 1/14/50 CBS, Mystery House “Death at Deadline” 8/26/45 MBS.

    • 51 min
  • © Broadcast Disclaimer: According to our research of the programs in our collection, most of the shows we air are in the public domain, or we have agreements with certain copyright holders. In presenting these programs on our air with historical integrity, it is not our intention to broadcast unauthorized copyrighted material. Additionally, we do not sell the programs. If you are a copyright holder of any of these, ‘golden age of radio’ shows, please contact us at mark@wrvo.org.

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