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.

    7/26/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    7/26/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Comedy: Fibber McGee and Molly “Car Shopping” 10/9/45 NBC, Academy Award Theater “The Front Page” 6/22/46 CBS.

    • 51 min
    7/25/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    7/25/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Door to Suspense #12 featuring Bob Hope in: Bob Hope Show 3/21/50 NBC, Suspense “Death Has a Shadow” 5/5/49 CBS.

    • 51 min
    7/25/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    7/25/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Mystery: New Adventures of Michael Shayne “The Case of the Hunted Bride” 7/22/48 Syndicated, Suspense “The Man Who Knew How” 8/10/44 CBS.

    • 52 min
    7/24/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    7/24/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Broadway: Hallmark Hall of Fame “Victoria Regina” 5/23/54 CBS, Gulf Screen Guild Theater “Destry Rides Again” 2/2/41 CBS.

    • 51 min
    7/24/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    7/24/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Series: World’s Greatest Novels “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” Part 2 6/11/48 NBC, Adventures By Morse “A Coffin For the Lady” Part 2 3/25/44 Syndicated.

    • 51 min
    7/23/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    7/23/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Western: Hopalong Cassidy “The Shell Game” 1950 Syndicated, Frontier Town “Gun Trouble Valley” 1949 Syndicated.

    • 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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