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…
Romance: Campbell Playhouse “Dodsworth” 11/26/39 CBS.
Crime: Dragnet “The Big fellow” 8/30/55 NBC, Mysterious Traveler “I Would Die Alone” 5/11/48 MBS.
Horror: Weird Circle “The Tapestry Horse” 1944 Syndicated, Lights Out “Prelude to Murder” 6/15/43 NBC.
Science Fiction: Dimension X “Universe” 11/26/50 NBC, Hall of Fantasy “Out of the Sky” 4/20/53 NBC.
Mystery: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Shadow of a Doubt” 11/9/50 NBC.
Sitcom: Father Knows Best 3/26/53 NBC, Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show 10/9/49 NBC.
Drama: Mr. President 8/7/49 ABC, New World A' Coming “They Knew Lincoln” 2/11/45 WMCA.
Collection Curios #13: Breakfast in the Alley 4/21/46 , The Forty Million 11/29/52 Syndicated, Ten High (excerpt) with Jimmy Stewart 12/58 Syndicated.
Crime: Gangbusters “Case of the Golf Course Murder” 8/7/48 ABC, Adventures of Philip Marlowe “The Long Arm” 2/7/50 CBS.
Comedy: Jack Kirkwood Show 4/3/53 CBS, Jack Webb Show “Slim Slade, Western Bandleader” 4/17/46 ABC.
Romance: Mayor of the Town “Holly's Crush” 9/13/42 NBC, Romance “Sometimes It's Hard to be a Gentleman” 9/10/55 CBS.
Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 2 of 10 4/28/46 Syndicated, One Man's Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78, Chapter 18” 9/26/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Chesapeake Fraud Matter” Part 2 of 5 10/18/55 CBS.
Broadway: Theater Guild “Little Women” 12/23/45 ABC.
Comedy: Judy Canova Show 12/6/47 NBC, Jack Benny Program 3/20/55 CBS.
Adventure: Deadline for Danger 1950's Syndicated, John Steele, Adventurer “High Test” 12/21/54 AFRS.
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.
Horror: Murder at Midnight “The Black Swan” 12/13/46 Syndicated, Witch's Tale “The Entomologist” 7/11/32 Syndicated.
Science Fiction: Quiet, Please “Not Enough Time” 10/6/47 MBS, X Minus One “Wherever You May Be” 6/26/56 NBC.
Mystery: True Detective Mysteries “Trailing Red Ryan” 7/10/37 Syndicated, Suspense “Murder Through the Looking Glass” 3/17/49 CBS.
Sitcom: My Friend Irma 4/21/53 CBS / AFRS, Our Miss Brooks 5/7/50 CBS.
Drama: Gulf Screen Guild Theater “Sgt. York” 6/8/46 CBS, Stars Over Hollywood “Night Operator” 3/29/52 CBS.
Collection Curios #14: Dyke Easter, Detective 3/19/39 NBC Audition, Comedy Stars of Hollywood 6/1/32 Syndicated.
Crime: Suspense “Rub Down and Out” 7/6/58 CBS, The Man From Homicide 7/9/51 ABC.
Comedy: Jimmy Durante Show 1/28/48 NBC, Red Skelton “How to Make Enemies” 10/24/51 NBC.
Romance: Gulf Screen Guild Theater “Ninotchka” 4/21/40 CBS, Screen Directors' Playhouse “Love Crazy” 8/19/49 NBC.
Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 1 of 10 4/21/46 Syndicated, One Man's Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78, Chapter 17” 9/25/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Chesapeake Fraud Matter” Part 1 of 5 10/17/55 CBS.
Drama: Lux Radio Theater “Breaking the Sound Barrier” 10/12/53 CBS.
True History: Biographies in Sound “A Portrait of Fred Allen” 5/29/56 NBC.
Western: Frontier Gentleman “The Education of Kid Yancy” 7/6/48 CBS, Six Shooter 3/21/54 NBC.
Romance: Hallmark Playhouse “State Fair” 8/26/48 CBS, Silver Theater “It May Be Forever” 2/5/39 CBS.
Horror: Suspense “Pretty Girl” 12/16/54 CBS, Mysterious Traveler “The Accusing Corpse” 4/16/44 MBS.
Science Fiction: Exploring Tomorrow “The Liar” 2/26/58 MBS, Radio City Playhouse “The Wind” 10/30/49 NBC.
Mystery: Mr. and Mrs. North “Shoot to Kill” 11/24/53 CBS / AFRS, Rogue's Gallery “Snowbound” 5/9/46 MBS.
Sitcom: What's With Herbert? 7/25/50 NBC, Great Gildersleeve 4/30/44 NBC.
Drama: The City “Airport” 6/28/47 CBS, Gulf Screen Guild Theater “Bridge of Mercy” 3/5/39 CBS.
Collection Curios #15: Rum Runners "The Case of the Wedding Champagne" 1967 CBC, John T. Flynn "War in the Schools" 1953 Syndicated, Strange Adventure "The Legend of the Bells" & "The Escape Artist" 1945 Syndicated.
Crime: The Whistler “Quadrangle” 8/29/54 CBS, Pat Novak for Hire 6/18/49 ABC.
Comedy: Bob Hope Show 2/4/54 NBC / AFRS, Lady Esther Screen Guild Players “The Philadelphia Story” 3/17/47 CBS.
Romance: Theater Guild “Cyrano de Bergerac” 10/12/47 ABC.
Series: Leatherstocking Tales “The Deerslayer” Part 13 (conclusion) 1932 Syndicated, Frankenstein “#13” Part 13 (conclusion) 1931 Syndicated, Adventures of Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim #25 10/19/35, #26 10/26/35 Syndicated.
Crime: Crime Club “Serenade Macabre” 7/24/47 MBS, The Whistler “Episode at Thunder Mountain” 1/6/52 CBS.
Comedy: Jimmy Durante “Guest: Boris Karloff” 12/10/47 NBC, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Corinne Calvet” 11/13/51 NBC.
Broadway: Broadway Playhouse “The Heiress” 9/11/50 CBS.
Adventure: Top Secret “Midnight for Danger” 7/23/50 NBC, Clyde Beatty Show “In Search of a Myth” 1940's Syndicated.
Horror: Sealed Book “Devil Island” 4/8/45 MBS, Weird Circle “The Rope of Hair” 1944 Syndicated.
Science Fiction: Dimension X “The Lost Race” 5/20/50 NBC, X Minus One “Something for Nothing” 4/10/57 NBC.
Mystery: Lux Radio Theater “The Phantom Lady” 3/6/44 CBS.
Sitcom: Duffy's Tavern 5/19/48 NBC, My Friend Irma 6/30 53 CBS.
Drama: Silver Theater “Danger Lights” 12/4/38 CBS, CBS Radio Workshop “Harmonica Solo” 3/24/57 CBS.
Collection Curios: Deadline Mystery 8-10-47 ABC, Dreadful John at Midnight "The Boarded Window" early 1960's WKCR, Bela Lugosi excerpt.
Crime: Line-Up "The Lugar-Lugging Laddie Case" 7/8/52 CBS, The Whistler “In the Dark” 2/7/43 CBS Pacific.