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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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    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.

    7/16/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 51:59


    Collection Curios #6: Treasury Agent 1957 MBS, Stroke of Fate 10/11/53 NBC.

    7/15/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Haunting Hour “Occupation Murder” 1945 NBC Syndication, Lights Out “Come to the Bank” 11/17/42 CBS / AFRS.

    7/15/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 52:00


    Sitcom: It's Higgins, Sir 8/21/51 NBC, Halls of Ivy 6/25/52 CBS.

    7/14/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 51:59


    Western: Hopalong Cassidy “The Case of the Last Word” 2/6/50 Syndicated, Frontier Town “The Case of Bourbon Kate” 6/11/49 Syndicated.

    7/14/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 54:26


    Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 9 6/16/46 Syndicated, One Man's Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78 Chapter 25” 10/6/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Alvin Summers Matter” Part 4 10/27/55 CBS.

    7/13/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 51:59


    Western: Have Gun, Will Travel “Strange Vendetta” 11/23/58 CBS, Frontier Town “Five Gallons of Poison” 4/2/49 Syndicated.

    7/13/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 52:00


    True History: Eyes Aloft 9/7/42 NBC, Cavalcade of America “Yankee Doodle Debbie” 9/26/50 NBC.

    7/12/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 51:59


    Variety: Continental Celebrity Club “Guest: Ann Rutherford” 1/12/46 CBS, Birds Eye Open House “Guest: Groucho Marx” 2/21/46 NBC.

    7/12/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 52:00


    Crime: Lux Radio Theater “Johnny O'Clock” 5/6/46 CBS.

    7/11/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 51:59


    Adventure: Lives of Harry Lime “The Golden Fleece” 10/12/51 Syndicated, Screen Directors' Playhouse “The Fighting O'Flynn” 4/7/50 NBC.

    7/11/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: People Are Funny “The Con Man” 1/5/54 CBS, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Gracie Allen” 3/25/52 NBC.

    7/10/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 51:59


    Science Fiction: X Minus One “At the Post” 3/27/57 NBC, Two Thousand Plus “Worlds Apart” 11/15/50 MBS.

    7/10/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Theater Guild on the Air “The Old Maid” 12/15/46 ABC.

    7/9/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 51:59


    Mystery: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Uneasy Easy Chair” 5/13/46 MBS, Box 13 “The Clay Pidgeon” 8/7/49 Syndicated.

    7/9/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 51:54


    Collection Curios #7: Granby's Green Acres 7/24/50 CBS, Take a Note (excerpt) 4/17/39 MBS, Front Page Drama 8/29/36 Syndicated.

    7/8/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Suspense “The Wax Work” 5/1/56 CBS, Inner Sanctum “The Death Deal” 4/18/49 AFRS.

    7/8/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 52:00


    Sitcom: Adventures of Topper “Topper Pretends He's Dead” 8/30/45 NBC, Smiths of Hollywood “The Trailer” 2/14/47 Syndicated.

    7/7/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 51:59


    Western: Fort Laramie “Shavetail” 3/4/56 CBS, Gunsmoke “Cara” 5/1/54 CBS.

    7/7/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 51:59


    Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 8 6/9/46 Syndicated, One Man's Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78 Chapter 24” 10/5/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Alvin Summers Matter” Part 3 10/26/55 CBS.

    7/6/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 52:00


    Science Fiction: Exploring Tomorrow “The Mimic” 3/19/58 MBS, X Minus One “One Thousand Dollars a Plate” 3/21/56 NBC.

    7/6/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 51:59


    Mystery: Night Beat 7/31/52 NBC, Box 13 “Killer at Large” 1/10/49 Syndicated.

    7/5/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Thelma Jordan” 3/15/51 NBC.

    7/5/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 51:59


    Horror: The Whistler “Death Demands a Payment” 12/19/43 CBS, Haunting Hour “Death By Request” 9/8/45 NBC Syndication.

    7/4/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2025 51:59


    Independence Day Special: Our Miss Brooks “4th of July Weekend” 7/3/49 CBS, Cavalcade of America “The Stolen General” 3/5/40 NBC.

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