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…
Adventure: NBC University Theater “The Ministry of Fear” 1/23/49 NBC.
Horror: Witch's Tale “Rock-a-bye Baby” 7/25/32 MBS, Hall of Fantasy “Man Sized in Marble” 4/10/47 CBS.
Romance: Hallmark Playhouse “Cimarron” 9/9/48 CBS, Damon Runyon Theater “Baseball Hattie” 6/26/49 Syndicated.
Comedy: Ford Theater “The Horn Blows at Midnight” 3/4/49 CBS.
Western: Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders “Three Wise Monkeys” 8/15/50 MBS, Hopalong Cassidy “The Killers of Lion Canyon” 3/12/51 Syndicated.
Science Fiction: Hall of Fantasy “The Man From the Second Earth” 8/11/53 MBS, Tales of Tomorrow “The Other Now” 1/22/53 ABC.
Crime: CBS Radio Workshop “Cops and Robbers” 3/16/56 CBS, Suspense “For Old Time's Sake” 12/14/58 CBS.
Series: Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police “Episodes 5,6,7,8” 1937 Syndicated.
Science Fiction: Suspense “The Voice of Company A” 8/3/58 CBS, X Minus One “C-Chute” 2/8/56 NBC.
Mystery: Molle Mystery Theater “The Four Fatal Jugglers” 11/14/47 NBC, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons “The Case of the Girl who Sang to Well” 1/20/44 CBS.
Horror: Dark Fantasy “Rendezvous with Satan” 5/29/42 NBC, Inner Sanctum “Murder Takes a Honeymoon” 7/26/48 CBS / AFRS.
Drama: Stars in the Air “Deep Waters” 4/24/52 CBS, La Rosa Hollywood Theater of Stars “It's a Game” 1952 Syndicated.
Mystery: Suspense “Blue Hour” 9/25/47 CBS, FBI In Peace and War “Scientific Touch” 9/7/55 CBS.
Sitcom: Great Gildersleeve 9/10/47 NBC, Duffy's Tavern 11/9/45 NBC.
Adventure: Suspense “Death of an Old Flame” 10/29/61 CBS, High Adventure “Metamorphicide” 10/8/50 NBC.
Horror: Haunting Hour “Bird of Death” 1945 NBC Syndication, Inner Sanctum “Death Across the Board” 6/5/45 CBS.
Romance: Lux Radio Theater “The Moon's Our Home” 2/10/41 CBS.
Comedy: Lux Radio Theater “The Green Years” 1/13/47 CBS / AFRS.
Western: Frontier Gentleman “The Education of Kid Yancy” 7/6/48 CBS, Six Shooter 3/21/54 NBC.
Science Fiction: X Minus One “Surface Tension” 8/28/56 NBC, Exploring Tomorrow “First Contact” 1/15/58 MBS.
Crime: Dragnet “The Big Gone” 11/30/54 NBC / AFRS, The Whisperer “Fight Game” 8/12/51 NBC.
Series: Destination Freedom “Black Hamlet” Part 2 of 2 8/21/49 WMAQ / NBC, Man Behind the Gun “The U.S.S. Boise” Part 2 of 2 3/23/43 CBS.
Comedy: Lux Summer Theater “The Affairs of Susan” 8/24/53 CBS.
Western: Six Shooter 4/22/54 NBC, Have Gun, Will Travel “About Face” 12/27/59 CBS.
True History: Cavalcade of America “I, Mary Peabody” 3/21/50 NBC, Family Theater “Two Tickets for Stockholm” 2/25/53 MBS.
Variety: Paul Whiteman's Birthday Party 3/24/37 NBC Blue.
Adventure: Lux Radio Theater “The African Queen” 12/15/52 CBS.
Comedy: Abbott and Costello Show 12/10/46 NBC, Screen Directors' Playhouse “It's in the Bag” 2/17/50 NBC.
Mystery: Mysterious Traveler “Knives of Death” 3/13/51 MBS, Crime Doctor 5/20/45 CBS.
Collection Curios #1: Meet Mr. McNutley 12/2/53 CBS , Eerie Stories later 1930's Syndicated , Bill Stern Colgate Sports Newsreel "Guest: Babe Ruth" 3/22/46 NBC.
Horror: The Whistler “Death Demands a Payment” 12/19/43 CBS, Haunting Hour “Death by Request” 9/8/45 NBC Syndication.
Sitcom: Adventures of Archie Andrews 7/13/49 NBC, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 2/20/49 NBC.
Western: Lux Radio Theater “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” 3/12/51 CBS.
Series: Destination Freedom “Black Hamlet” Part 1 of 2 8/14/49 WMAQ / NBC, Man Behind the Gun “The U.S.S. Boise” Part 1 of 2 3/21/43 CBS.
Crime: Lux Radio Theater “The Suspect” 4/9/45 CBS.
Science Fiction: Proudly We Hail “A Matter of Time” 1/6/52 Syndicated, Favorite Story “The Diamond Lens” 9/20/47 Syndicated.
Mystery: Broadway is My Beat “The Rocking Man” 3/7/53 CBS, True Detective Mysteries 9/1/50 MBS.
Drama: Favorite Story “The Strange Mr. Bartleby” 1947 Syndicated, Stars Over Hollywood “Grand Gesture” 2/20/54 CBS.
Adventure: Douglas of the World “The Terrorist” 1953 AFRS, Dangerous Assignment “London” 1953 NBC / AFRS.
Comedy: Jack Benny Program “Guest: Jane Wyman” 3/30/47 NBC, Screen Directors' Playhouse “Magic Town” 1/6/50 NBC.
Science Fiction: X Minus One “Man's Best Friend” 4/24/57 NBC, Dimension X “Competition” 11/19/50 NBC.
Drama: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Saigon” 7/29/49 NBC, Theater of Romance “Kid Galahad” 1/22/46 CBS.
Mystery: Mystery in the Air “Queen of Spades” 9/11/47 NBC, Suspense “The Green Lorelei” 11/6/60 CBS.
Collection Curios #2: Banquet for Fibber McGee 1/31/41 NBC, Gabriel Heatter 8/13/45 MBS, Gold Rush Days later 1930's to mid 1940's KQW.
Horror: Lights Out “They Met at Dorset” 2/23/43 CBS, Suspense “The Giant of Thermopylae” 5/3/54 CBS.
Sitcom: Our Miss Brooks 9/18/55 CBS, Father Knows Best 11/9/50 NBC.
Western: Suspense “A Killing in Abilene” 12/14/50 CBS, Tales of the Texas Rangers “The Blow-Off” 11/25/51 NBC.
Series: World's Greatest Novels “Wuthering Heights” Part 4 of 4 1/23/48 NBC, Silver Theater “First Love” Part 4 of 4 10/24/37 CBS.
Horror: Escape “Dead of the Night” 3/21/47 CBS, Quiet, Please “Clarissa” 4/19/48 MBS.
Sitcom: June's My Girl 10/4/48 NBC, Adventures of Maisie “The Manicurist” 2/9/50 Syndicated.
Western: Have Gun, Will Travel “Hell Knows No Fury” 10/23/60 CBS, Fort Laramie 2/5/56 CBS.