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…
Broadway: Campbell Playhouse “The Garden of Allah” 11/19/39 CBS.
Crime: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Pitfall” 10/17/49 NBC, Gangbusters “The Case of the Rumbold Vault Robbery” 1/5/46 ABC.
Adventure: Suspense “Night Ferry to Paris” 8/14/60 CBS, Escape “Leinengen vs. the Ants” 1/14/48 CBS.
Sitcom: Lum and Abner 4/10/48 CBS / AFRS, Duffy's Tavern 4/25/44 NBC Blue / AFRS.
Mystery: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator “Angel of Death” 1/5/55 NBC, Pat Novak For Hire “Rita Malloy” 5/1/49 ABC / AFRS.
Broadway: Theater Guild on the Air “The Silver Whistle” 4/6/52 ABC.
Crime: Counterspy “The Case of the Desert Explosion” 8/18/49 ABC, Suspense “The Big Heist” 12/1/52 CBS.
Mystery: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Wooden Claw” 2/22/48 MBS, Molle Mystery Theater “Leg Man” 10/19/45 NBC / AFRS.
Horror: Hermit's Cave “Mystery of the Thing” 1944 Syndicated, Macabre “The Crystalline Man” 1/1/62 AFRS.
Drama: NBC University Theater “The Chips Are Down” 7/2/50 NBC.
Mystery: Suspense “Deep into Darkness” 7/22/48 CBS, Molle Mystery Theater “Triangle of Death” 3/28/47 NBC.
Comedy: Eddie Cantor Show “Guests: The Andrews Sisters” 1/10/45 NBC, Abbott and Costello Show 1/25/45 CBS.
Science Fiction: Escape “Green Splotches” 3/31/50 CBS, X Minus One “Inside Story” 6/20/57 NBC.
Western: Six Shooter 11/22/53 NBC, Have Gun, Will Travel "Gun Shy" 5/3/59 CBS.
Broadway: Theater Guild “Of Mice and Men” 5/8/49 ABC.
Crime: Counterspy “Case of the Vicious Visitor” 9/29/49 ABC, Suspense “Murder Off Key” 11/15/45 CBS.
Adventure: Dangerous Assignment 6/24/53 NBC, Escape “Ambassador of Poker” 4/7/50 CBS.
Sitcom: My Favorite Husband 1/14/49 CBS / AFRS, Great Gildersleeve 4/12/50 NBC.
Horror: Sealed Book “Escape by Death” 4/15/45 MBS, Mysterious Traveler “Change of Address” 1/2/52 MBS.
Science Fiction: Mysterious Traveler “If You Believe” 12/29/46 MBS, X Minus One “Prime Difference” 1/2/58 NBC / AFRS.
Mystery: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Baconian Cipher” 5/27/46 MBS, The Whistler “Round Trip Tickets” 6/6/54 CBS / AFRS.
Sitcom: Life of Riley 3/29/47 NBC, Aldrich Family 10/28/48 NBC.
Horror: Inner Sanctum “Till Death Do Us Part” 9/14/52 ABC, Arch Oboler's Plays “The Voice Within Me” 7/29/39 NBC.
Drama: CBS Radio Workshop “Son of Man” 4/21/57 CBS, Quiet, Please “The Third Man's Story” 9/6/48 MBS.
Mystery: Suspense “Dream Song” 11/6/47 CBS, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons "The Case Of The Strange Display" 3/16/44 CBS.
Comedy: Academy Award Theater “My Sister Eileen” 5/18/46 CBS, Fred Allen Show “Guest: Basil Rathbone” 4/24/49 NBC.
New Years Eve: Sealtest Variety Theater 12/30/48 NBC, Thirty Minutes in Hollywood 1/2/38 MBS.
New Years Eve: Mysterious Traveler “New Year's Nightmare” 1/5/47 MBS, Quiet, Please “Rain on New Year's Eve” 12/31/47 MBS.
Western: Fort Laramie “Still Waters” 10/14/56 CBS, Cisco Kid “The Black Kerchief” 3/5/48 Syndicated.
Science Fiction: Hall of Fantasy “The Crawling Thing” 5/18/53 CBS, Dimension X “Hello, Tomorrow” 9/15/50 NBC.
Crime: Crime Classics “Widow Magee and the Three Gypsies: A Vermont Fandango” 4/28/54 CBS, The Whisperer “Lieutenant in Danger” 7/29/51 NBC.
Series: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Lorco Diamonds Matter” Part 5 (final) 11/11/55 CBS, Adventures of Marco Polo “Episode #10” 1940 Syndicated, Firefighters “Episode #15” 12/2/49 Syndicated, Man in the Iron Mask “Episode #12” 1948 Syndicated.
Science Fiction: Captain Starr of Space “Citizens on Mars” 1953 ABC, X Minus One “Hostess” 12/12/56 NBC.
Sitcom: Life of Riley 3/29/47 NBC, Aldrich Family 10/28/48 NBC.
Mystery: Suspense “Blood on the Trumpet” 11/9/50 CBS, Let George Do It “A Piece of Publicity” 6/14/48 MBS.
Science Fiction: Favorite Story “Dr. Heidegger's Experiment” 3/18/48 NBC, X Minus One “Lulugameena” 5/26/56 NBC.
Mystery: Molle Mystery Theater “Death Talks Out of Turn” 6/20/44 NBC, The Whistler “Night Melody” 1/27/47 CBS.
Sitcom: Burns and Allen 5/29/47 NBC, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 11/21/48 CBS.
Christmas: Command Performance “Christmas Special – Part 2” 12/25/44 AFRS.
Christmas: Command Performance “Christmas Special – Part 1” 12/25/44 AFRS.
Christmas: Command Performance “Christmas Eve Special” 12/24/42 AFRS.
Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 25” 12/23/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 26” 12/24/37 Syndicated, Cavalcade of America “America for Christmas” 12/25/44 NBC.
Christmas: Kraft Music Hall 12/20/34 NBC Red.
Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 23” 12/21/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 24” 12/22/37 Syndicated, Our Miss Brooks “The Magic Christmas Tree” 12/25/49 CBS.
Christmas: Fitch Bandwagon “Jack Benny Plays Santa” 12/21/47 NBC, Jack Benny Program 12/22/40 NBC.
Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 21” 12/19/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 22” 12/20/37 Syndicated, Philco Radio Time 12/25/46 ABC.
Christmas: The Saint “Santa Claus is No Saint” 12/24/50 MBS, Radio City Playhouse “Twas the Night Before Christmas” 12/25/49 NBC.
Christmas: Campbell Playhouse “A Christmas Carol” 12/24/39 CBS.
Christmas: Nick Carter 12/25/43 MBS, One Man's Family 12/25/50 NBC, Passing Parade “Story of Christmas Seals” 12/43 Syndicated.
Christmas: Lux Radio Theater “Miracle on 34th Street” 12/21/54 CBS.
Christmas: Radio Hall of Fame “Emcee: Bing Crosby” 12/24/44 NBC Blue.
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