Tuned to Yesterday

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.

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10/19/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Romance: Romance “Paris Encounter” 8/21/54 CBS, On Stage “The Fling” 7/16/53 CBS.

10-20
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10/19/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Comedy: You Bet Your Life 3/12/52 CBS, Abbott and Costello Show 4/17/47 NBC.

10-20
51:59

10/18/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Horror: Mysterious Traveler “Queen of the Cats” 6/16/48 MBS, Inner Sanctum “Mr. Macabre” 8/24/52 CBS / AFRS.

10-19
51:59

10/18/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Western: Have Gun, Will Travel “The Search for Wylie Dawson” 6/12/60 CBS, Frontier Town “The Chase” 10/29/49 Syndicated.

10-19
51:59

10/17/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Mystery: Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater “The Maltese Falcon” 9/20/43 CBS, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Bad One Matter” 11/30/60 CBS.

10-18
51:59

10/17/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Sitcom: Magnificent Montague 8/25/51 NBC, My Favorite Husband 2/18/49 CBS / AFRS.

10-18
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10/16/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Adventure: Dangerous Assignment “Swiss Alps” 1953 Syndicated, Adventures of Frank Race “The Istanbul Adventure” 5/15/49 Syndicated.

10-17
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10/16/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Horror: Dark Fantasy “Curse of the Neanderthal” 1/2/42 NBC, Cabin B-13 “The Sleep of Death” 12/26/48 CBS.

10-17
51:59

10/15/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Romance: Silver Theater “Love is Our Destiny” 4/30/39 CBS, Dr. Christian “The Norton Nose” 9/17/47 CBS.

10-16
51:59

10/15/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Comedy: Fred Allen Show “Guest: Henry Morgan” 5/2/48 NBC, Eddie Cantor Show “Guests: Burns and Allen” 1/29/48 NBC.

10-16
51:59

10/14/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Western: Fort Laramie “The Beasley Girls” 3/18/56 CBS, Gunsmoke “Dutch George” 11/20/55 CBS.

10-15
51:59

10/14/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Science Fiction: Quiet, Please “The Other Side of the Stars” 5/8/49 MBS, X Minus One “Shanghaied” 9/1/55 NBC.

10-15
51:59

10/13/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Crime: The Whistler “Delivery Guaranteed” 8/19/46 CBS, Suspense “Circumstantial Terror” 3/8/54 CBS.

10-14
51:59

10/13/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Series: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Valentine Matter” Part 2 of 5 11/1/55 CBS, Adventures of Marco Polo “Episode #2” 1940 Syndicated, Firefighters “Episode #8” 11/23/49 Syndicated, Man in the Iron Mask “Episode #2” 1948 Syndicated.

10-14
51:59

10/12/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Crime: 21st Precinct “The Stolen Cadillac” 1/20/54 CBS, It’s a Crime, Mr. Collins “The Clue of the Ivory Thread” 1957 Syndicated.

10-13
52:00

10/12/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Drama: Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater “Flesh and Fantasy” 7/16/45 CBS, CBS Radio Workshop “People Are No Good” 9/8/57 CBS.

10-13
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10/11/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Mystery: Nero Wolfe “Case of the Careless Cleaner” 11/17/50 NBC, Richard Diamond, Private Detective “The Cover-Up Murders” 11/22/50 NBC.

10-12
51:59

10/11/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Comedy: Jack Benny Program 12/7/47 NBC, Charlie McCarthy Show “Guest: Hedy Lamarr” 2/22/42 NBC.

10-12
51:59

10/10/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Mystery: Pat Novak for Hire “Agnes Bolton Case” 6/4/49 ABC, Sherlock Holmes “Case of the Norwood Builder” NBC.

10-11
51:59

10/10/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Sitcom: Honest Harold 1/10/51 CBS, Our Miss Brooks 1/22/53 CBS.

10-11
51:59
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Ricky Jenkins

great mistery

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Diimari

love this program so much. quality and humor you just don't find anymore.

01-03 Reply

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