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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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.

    6/16/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/16/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Horror: Haunting Hour “Date in the Dark” 1945 NBC Syndication, Mystery in the Air “The Mask of Medusa” 9/4/47 NBC.

    • 51 min
    6/16/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/16/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Sitcom: My Friend Irma 4/2/51 CBS, A Date with Judy 10/22/46 NBC.

    • 51 min
    6/15/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/15/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Western: Have Gun, Will Travel “Death of a Young Gunfighter” 3/15/59 CBS, Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch “Caleb Hooten Story” 9/30/50 CBS.

    • 51 min
    6/15/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/15/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Adventure: Suspense “Night Ferry to Paris” 8/14/60 CBS, Escape “Leinengen vs. the Ants” 1/14/48 CBS.

    • 51 min
    6/14/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/14/24 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Science Fiction: Two Thousand Plus “The Temple of the Pharaohs” 12/26/51 MBS, X Minus One “Project Trojan” 6/19/56 NBC.

    • 51 min
    6/14/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    6/14/24 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Comedy: Here’s Morgan 5/7/42 MBS, Alan Young Show “Guest: Ed Gardner” 11/15/46 NBC.

    • 51 min

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