19 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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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.

    6/25/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/25/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Western: Fort Laramie “Hattie Pelfrey” 3/11/56 CBS, Gunsmoke “Mr. and Mrs. Amber” 4/3/54 CBS.

    • 51 min
    6/25/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/25/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Sitcom: Magnificent Montague 5/12/51 NBC, My Favorite Husband “The Old Love Letter” 1/6/50 CBS.

    • 51 min
    6/24/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/24/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Horror: Weird Circle “Heart of Ethan Brand” 1944 Syndicated, Escape “Blood Bath” 6/30/50 CBS.

    • 51 min
    6/24/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/24/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Drama: Encore Theater “Disputed Passage” 8/27/46 CBS, From the Bookshelf of the World “On Borrowed Time” 1948 AFRS.

    • 51 min
    6/23/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/23/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Mystery: Casey, Press Photographer “The Clue in the Clouds” 2/26/44 CBS, Philo Vance “The Case of the Girl Who Came Back” 7/26/45 NBC.

    • 51 min
    6/23/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/23/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Horror: Mysterious Traveler “Death Has a Cold Breath” 3/29/49 MBS, Inner Sanctum “Song of the Slasher” 4/24/45 CBS.

    • 51 min

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