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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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    5/31/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 51:59


    Romance: Campbell Playhouse “Dodsworth” 11/26/39 CBS.

    5/31/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 52:00


    Crime: Dragnet “The Big fellow” 8/30/55 NBC, Mysterious Traveler “I Would Die Alone” 5/11/48 MBS.

    5/30/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Weird Circle “The Tapestry Horse” 1944 Syndicated, Lights Out “Prelude to Murder” 6/15/43 NBC.

    5/30/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 51:59


    Science Fiction: Dimension X “Universe” 11/26/50 NBC, Hall of Fantasy “Out of the Sky” 4/20/53 NBC.

    5/29/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 51:59


    Mystery: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Shadow of a Doubt” 11/9/50 NBC.

    5/29/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 52:00


    Sitcom: Father Knows Best 3/26/53 NBC, Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show 10/9/49 NBC.

    5/28/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Mr. President 8/7/49 ABC, New World A' Coming “They Knew Lincoln” 2/11/45 WMCA.

    5/28/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 51:59


    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.

    5/27/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 51:59


    Crime: Gangbusters “Case of the Golf Course Murder” 8/7/48 ABC, Adventures of Philip Marlowe “The Long Arm” 2/7/50 CBS.

    5/27/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Jack Kirkwood Show 4/3/53 CBS, Jack Webb Show “Slim Slade, Western Bandleader” 4/17/46 ABC.

    5/26/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 52:04


    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.

    5/26/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 51:59


    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.

    5/25/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 51:59


    Broadway: Theater Guild “Little Women” 12/23/45 ABC.

    5/25/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Judy Canova Show 12/6/47 NBC, Jack Benny Program 3/20/55 CBS.

    5/24/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 52:00


    Adventure: Deadline for Danger 1950's Syndicated, John Steele, Adventurer “High Test” 12/21/54 AFRS.

    5/24/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 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.

    5/23/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Murder at Midnight “The Black Swan” 12/13/46 Syndicated, Witch's Tale “The Entomologist” 7/11/32 Syndicated.

    5/23/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 51:59


    Science Fiction: Quiet, Please “Not Enough Time” 10/6/47 MBS, X Minus One “Wherever You May Be” 6/26/56 NBC.

    5/22/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 51:59


    Mystery: True Detective Mysteries “Trailing Red Ryan” 7/10/37 Syndicated, Suspense “Murder Through the Looking Glass” 3/17/49 CBS.

    5/22/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 52:00


    Sitcom: My Friend Irma 4/21/53 CBS / AFRS, Our Miss Brooks 5/7/50 CBS.

    5/21/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Gulf Screen Guild Theater “Sgt. York” 6/8/46 CBS, Stars Over Hollywood “Night Operator” 3/29/52 CBS.

    5/21/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 51:59


    Collection Curios #14: Dyke Easter, Detective 3/19/39 NBC Audition, Comedy Stars of Hollywood 6/1/32 Syndicated.

    5/20/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 51:59


    Crime: Suspense “Rub Down and Out” 7/6/58 CBS, The Man From Homicide 7/9/51 ABC.

    5/20/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Jimmy Durante Show 1/28/48 NBC, Red Skelton “How to Make Enemies” 10/24/51 NBC.

    5/19/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 52:04


    Romance: Gulf Screen Guild Theater “Ninotchka” 4/21/40 CBS, Screen Directors' Playhouse “Love Crazy” 8/19/49 NBC.

    5/19/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 51:59


    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.

    5/18/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Lux Radio Theater “Breaking the Sound Barrier” 10/12/53 CBS.

    5/18/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 52:00


    True History: Biographies in Sound “A Portrait of Fred Allen” 5/29/56 NBC.

    5/17/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 51:59


    Western: Frontier Gentleman “The Education of Kid Yancy” 7/6/48 CBS, Six Shooter 3/21/54 NBC.

    5/17/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 51:59


    Romance: Hallmark Playhouse “State Fair” 8/26/48 CBS, Silver Theater “It May Be Forever” 2/5/39 CBS.

    5/16/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Suspense “Pretty Girl” 12/16/54 CBS, Mysterious Traveler “The Accusing Corpse” 4/16/44 MBS.

    5/16/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 51:59


    Science Fiction: Exploring Tomorrow “The Liar” 2/26/58 MBS, Radio City Playhouse “The Wind” 10/30/49 NBC.

    5/15/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 51:59


    Mystery: Mr. and Mrs. North “Shoot to Kill” 11/24/53 CBS / AFRS, Rogue's Gallery “Snowbound” 5/9/46 MBS.

    5/15/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 52:00


    Sitcom: What's With Herbert? 7/25/50 NBC, Great Gildersleeve 4/30/44 NBC.

    5/14/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 51:59


    Drama: The City “Airport” 6/28/47 CBS, Gulf Screen Guild Theater “Bridge of Mercy” 3/5/39 CBS.

    5/14/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 51:59


    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.

    5/13/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 51:59


    Crime: The Whistler “Quadrangle” 8/29/54 CBS, Pat Novak for Hire 6/18/49 ABC.

    5/13/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Bob Hope Show 2/4/54 NBC / AFRS, Lady Esther Screen Guild Players “The Philadelphia Story” 3/17/47 CBS.

    5/12/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 52:04


    Romance: Theater Guild “Cyrano de Bergerac” 10/12/47 ABC.

    5/12/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 51:59


    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.

    5/11/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 52:00


    Crime: Crime Club “Serenade Macabre” 7/24/47 MBS, The Whistler “Episode at Thunder Mountain” 1/6/52 CBS.

    5/11/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 51:59


    Comedy: Jimmy Durante “Guest: Boris Karloff” 12/10/47 NBC, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Corinne Calvet” 11/13/51 NBC.

    5/10/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 51:59


    Broadway: Broadway Playhouse “The Heiress” 9/11/50 CBS.

    5/10/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 52:00


    Adventure: Top Secret “Midnight for Danger” 7/23/50 NBC, Clyde Beatty Show “In Search of a Myth” 1940's Syndicated.

    5/9/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 51:59


    Horror: Sealed Book “Devil Island” 4/8/45 MBS, Weird Circle “The Rope of Hair” 1944 Syndicated.

    5/9/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 51:59


    Science Fiction: Dimension X “The Lost Race” 5/20/50 NBC, X Minus One “Something for Nothing” 4/10/57 NBC.

    5/8/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 51:59


    Mystery: Lux Radio Theater “The Phantom Lady” 3/6/44 CBS.

    5/8/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 51:59


    Sitcom: Duffy's Tavern 5/19/48 NBC, My Friend Irma 6/30 53 CBS.

    5/7/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 51:59


    Drama: Silver Theater “Danger Lights” 12/4/38 CBS, CBS Radio Workshop “Harmonica Solo” 3/24/57 CBS.

    5/7/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 51:59


    Collection Curios: Deadline Mystery 8-10-47 ABC, Dreadful John at Midnight "The Boarded Window" early 1960's WKCR, Bela Lugosi excerpt.

    5/6/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 51:59


    Crime: Line-Up "The Lugar-Lugging Laddie Case" 7/8/52 CBS, The Whistler “In the Dark” 2/7/43 CBS Pacific.

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