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Decades ago, WRVO Public Media began broadcasting old time radio with a small collection comprising 20 reel to real tapes. Today the collection includes nearly 5,000 reels and over 16,000 broadcasts. "Tuned to Yesterday" is public radio's premier old time radio show, hosted by Mark Lavonier. The hig…

Mark Lavonier


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    8/12/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Escape “Dead of the Night” 3/21/47 CBS, Quiet, Please “Clarissa” 4/19/48 MBS.

    8/12/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 52:00


    Sitcom: June's My Girl 10/4/48 NBC, Adventures of Maisie “The Manicurist” 2/9/50 Syndicated.

    8/11/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 51:59


    Western: Have Gun, Will Travel “Hell Knows No Fury” 10/23/60 CBS, Fort Laramie 2/5/56 CBS.

    8/11/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 54:26


    Series: World's Greatest Novels “Wuthering Heights” Part 3 1/16/48 NBC, Silver Theater “First Love” Part 3 10/17/37 CBS.

    8/10/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 51:59


    Variety: Radio Hall of Fame 2/11/45 NBC Blue.

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    8/10/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 52:00


    Crime: Black Museum “Length of Sash Cord” 1952 Syndicated, Screen Directors' Playhouse “Criss Cross” 10/10/49 NBC.

    8/9/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 52:00


    Science Fiction: Escape “The Adaptive Ultimate” 3/26/49 CBS, X Minus One “Bad Medicine” 7/10/56 NBC.

    8/9/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 51:59


    Mystery: Casey, Crime Photographer “The Ex-Convict” 1/22/48 CBS, Sherlock Holmes “The Golden Pince-nez” 4/3/55 NBC.

    8/8/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 51:59


    Adventure: Suspense “Night on Red Mountain” 11/20/60 CBS, Bold Venture “A Voodoo Vendetta in Paradise” 1951 Syndicated.

    8/8/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Fibber McGee and Molly 4/13/48 NBC, Judy Canova Show 3/21/44 CBS.

    8/7/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 51:59


    Science Fiction: NBC Short Story “The Rocket” 1/4/52 NBC, X Minus One “The Discovery of Morniel Mathaway” 4/17/57 NBC.

    8/7/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Lifeboat” 11/16/50 NBC.

    8/6/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 52:00


    Mystery: Lux Radio Theater “A Blueprint for Murder” 3/29/54 CBS.

    8/6/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 51:59


    Collection Curios #17: Black Night 9/25/51 ABC, Mileage Rationing Special 12/1/42 NBC, Chuckles in the News 6/25/45 ABC.

    8/5/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Sleep No More “The Woman in Grey / A Suspicious Gift” 3/20/57 NBC, Dark Fantasy “The Edge of the Shadow” 4/10/42 NBC.

    8/5/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 52:00


    Sitcom: Life with Luigi 2/2/52 CBS, Aldrich Family 5/13/48 NBC.

    8/4/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 51:59


    Western: Gunsmoke “The Preacher” 11/13/55 CBS, Hawk Larabee “Mountain Central Railroad” 7/18/47 CBS.

    8/4/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 54:26


    Series: World's Great Novels “Wuthering Heights” Part 2 1/9/48 NBC, Silver Theater “First Love” Part 2 10/10/37 CBS.

    8/3/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Hallmark Playhouse “A Letter to Mr. Priest” 11/17/49 CBS, Dr. Christian “Room Clerk” 9/12/45 CBS.

    8/3/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Inner Sanctum “Death Demon” 7/5/48 CBS, Murder at Midnight “The Ace of Death” 8/9/46 Syndicated.

    8/2/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Jack Paar Show “Singing Cowboy Parody” 7/27/47 NBC, Fibber McGee and Molly “Fibber the Model” 3/22/49 NBC.

    8/2/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 51:59


    Western: Frontier Gentleman “The Preacher” 10/19/58 CBS, Gunsmoke “Feud” 5/29/54 CBS.

    8/1/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 51:59


    Adventure: NBC University Theater “Lost Horizon” 9/10/50 NBC.

    8/1/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Fred Allen Show “Guest: Orson Welles” 3/3/46 NBC, Judy Canova Show 9/7/43 CBS.

    7/29/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Weird Circle “Markheim” 1944 NBC, Suspense “The Furnished Floor” 9/13/45 CBS.

    7/29/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 52:00


    Sitcom: Our Miss Brooks 9/11/49 CBS, Mr. Feathers 11/23/49 MBS.

    7/28/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 51:59


    Western: Gene Autry's Melody Ranch “Uncle Billy Harlow” 9/19/48 CBS, Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters “The Mystery of the Magic Mesa” 12/16/49 MBS.

    7/28/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 54:26


    Series: World's Great Novels “Wuthering Heights” Part 1 1/2/48 NBC, Silver Theater “First Love” Part 1 10/3/37 CBS.

    7/27/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 52:00


    True History: Biographies in Sound “Meet Ernest Hemingway” 7/21/56 NBC.

    7/27/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 51:59


    Variety: Town Hall Tonight 3/17/37 NBC.

    7/26/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 52:00


    Crime: This is Your FBI “The Big Guy” 5/14/48 ABC, Dragnet “The Big Death” 3/29/55 NBC / AFRS.

    7/26/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 52:00


    Science Fiction: Mysterious Traveler “The Big Brain” 3/14/50 MBS, X Minus One “A Wind is Rising” 10/3/57 NBC.

    7/25/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 51:59


    Adventure: Dangerous Assignment “Black Market in Jewels” 2/25/53 NBC, Escape “Robert of Huntington” 10/26/52 CBS.

    7/25/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Lux Radio Theater “Buck Privates” 10/13/41 CBS.

    7/24/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 51:59


    Science Fiction: Escape “The Man From Tomorrow” 8/23/53 CBS, X Minus One “The Category Inventor” 6/27/57 NBC.

    7/24/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Hallmark Playhouse "MacLeod's Folly" 1/6/49 CBS, City Hospital “I Don't Want to Look” early 1950's CBS.

    7/23/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 52:00


    Mystery: Adventures of Sam Spade “The Vaphio Murder Cup Caper” 8/22/48 CBS, New Adventures of Michael Shayne “The Case of the Generous Killer” 1948 Syndicated.

    7/23/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 51:59


    Collection Curios #5: Bill Williams Show 8/16/51 Audition, Tales from the Diamond K 1951 Syndicated.

    7/22/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Hermit's Cave “The Castle by the Sea” 1942 Syndicated, Mysterious Traveler “Stranger in the House” 1/29/52 MBS.

    7/22/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 52:00


    Sitcom: Burns and Allen 7/8/40 CBS, Duffy's Tavern 4/20/51 CBS.

    7/21/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 51:59


    Western: Dr. Sixgun 9/23/54 NBC, Gunsmoke “Doc's Revenge” 1/8/56 CBS.

    7/21/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 54:26


    Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 10 (final) 6/23/46 Syndicated, One Man's Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78 Chapter 26” 10/7/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Alvin Summers Matter” Part 5 (final) 10/28/55 CBS.

    7/20/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 51:59


    Mystery: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Bayou Body Matter” 11/15/59 CBS, Johnny Madero, Pier 23 “Find Pete Sutro” 6/18/47 MBS.

    7/20/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 51:59


    Drama: CBS Radio Workshop “The Silent Witness” 7/14/57 CBS, Quiet, Please “Shadow of the Wings” 4/17/49 ABC.

    7/19/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Witch's Tale “Rockabye Baby” 7/25/32 MBS, Hall of Fantasy “Man Sized in Marble” 4/10/47 CBS.

    7/19/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Judy Canova Show 10/23/48 NBC, People Are Funny 1/12/54 CBS.

    7/18/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 52:00


    Adventure: Lux Radio Theater “The China Run” 6/8/53 CBS.

    7/18/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Jack Benny Program 5/4/52 CBS, Gulf Screen Guild Theater “Altar Bound” 2/23/41 CBS.

    7/17/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 51:59


    Science Fiction: Escape “Zero Hour” 10/4/63 CBS, Quiet, Please “If I Should Die Before I Wake” 2/27/49 MBS.

    7/17/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Encore Theater “Dark Victory” 7/30/46 CBS, Suspense “Pages from a Diary” 8/19/62 CBS.

    7/16/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 51:59


    Mystery: New Adventures of Nero Wolfe “The Case of the Friendly Rabbit” 12/1/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “All Too Easy Matter” 6/17/62 CBS.

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