20 episodes

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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    • 4.9 • 42 Ratings

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.

    5/27/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/27/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Horror: Weird Circle “The Ghost’s Touch” 1945 Syndicated, Murder at Midnight “The Man With the Black Beard” 11/8/46 Syndicated.

    • 51 min
    5/27/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/27/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Drama: Campbell Playhouse “The Magnificent Ambersons” 10/29/39 CBS.

    • 51 min
    5/26/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/26/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Adventure: Dangerous Assignment 6/24/53 NBC, Escape “Ambassador of Poker” 4/7/50 CBS.

    • 51 min
    5/26/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    5/26/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Comedy: Alan Young Show “The Winter Lodge” 12/4/45 ABC, Abbott and Costello Show 4/5/45 NBC.

    • 51 min
    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

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
42 Ratings

42 Ratings

jeannie_waitress ,

Love Old Radio

Please don’t ever get rid of this program, it’s a wonderful look into the past!
It’s so real, educational and entertaining.
Thank you

Tom dishayshdif ,

The best!

So good. Thank you mark lavonier.

JETessendorf ,

Thank you, Mark Livonier and WRVO

Some shows I enjoy for their quality, some for their social history, and I always appreciate Mr. Livonier’s background on the shows.

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