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

Crime: Molle Mystery Theater “Close Shave” 5/14/48 NBC, The Whistler “Charming Hostess” 5/25/52 CBS.

Adventure: Adventures of Frank Race “Adventure of the Green Doubloon” 10/2/49 Syndicated, Voyage of the Scarlet Queen “The Derelict and the Wandering Boy” 1/7/48 MBS.

Sitcom: Adventures of Topper 8/6/45 NBC, My Favorite Husband 6/11/50 CBS / AFRS.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “Junkyard” 2/22/56 NBC, Lights Out “Across the Gap” 11/3/42 CBS.

True History: Biographies in Sound “Ernie Pyle, Typewriter in a Foxhole” 1/16/58 NBC

Western: Dr. Six-Gun 11/7/54 NBC / AFRS, Have Gun, Will Travel “Bring Him Back Alive” 2/7/60 CBS.

Adventure: Voyage of the Scarlet Queen “The Jewel Thieves and the Straw-Filled Dummy” 9/11/47 MBS, Dangerous Assignment “Smash Eastern European Protection Racket” 12/3/52 NBC.

Drama: Academy Award Theater “Watch on the Rhine” 8/7/46 CBS, Humphrey Bogart Presents (audition) “Dead Man” 9/17/49 Syndicated.

Mystery: Richard Diamond, Private Detective 9/24/49 NBC, New Adventures of Michael Shayne "The Case of the Blood-Stained Pearls" 1948 Syndicated.

Comedy: Red Skelton Show 10/17/51 CBS, Jack Benny Program “Guests: Vincent Price, Claudette Colbert, Fletcher Markle” 2/6/49 CBS.

Science Fiction: Armed Forces Theater “Johnny Cartwright's Camera” 7/22/44 AFRS, X Minus One “Nightmare” 7/21/55 NBC.

Western: Have Gun, Will Travel “Ella West” 12/7/58 CBS, Crime Classics “Death of a Picture Hanger” 7/20/53 CBS.

Broadway: Theater Guild “Papa is All” 12/22/46 ABC.

Crime: Crime Classics “Russian Tragedy” 4/7/54 CBS, Dragnet “The Big Bird” 2/1/55 NBC / AFRS.

Adventure: Dangerous Assignment “Alaska” 4/24/50 NBC, Adventures of Rocky Jordan “Adventure in Zaqaziq” 4/16/50 CBS.

Sitcom: Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet “Ozzie's Short Stories” 2/27/49 NBC, Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show “The Formal Party” 10/23/49 NBC.

Drama: Sleep No More “The Escape of Dr. Trimm” 3/13/57 NBC, Lights Out “Profits Unlimited” 7/20/43 CBS.

Comedy: Ford Theater “Storm in a Teacup” 1/11/48 NBC.

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.

Romance: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Next Time, We Love” 3/29/51 NBC.

Horror: Creaking Door “I See Ghosts” later 1940's Syndicated, Creeps By Night “The Hunt” 5/9/44 NBC Blue.

Drama: Everyman's Theater “The Women Stayed at Home” 12/20/40 NBC, Bright Star “Oil Stock Swindle” 10/23/52 Syndicated.

Mystery: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Manor House Case” 10/15/45 MBS, Fat Man “Murder is the Medium” 7/22/49 ABC.

Comedy: Fibber McGee and Molly 10/9/45 NBC, Academy Award Theater “The Front Page” 6/22/46 CBS.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “Cold Equations” 8/25/55 NBC, Beyond Tomorrow “Requiem” 4/5/50 CBS.

Western: Gunsmoke “Trojan War” 2/28/53 CBS, Frontier Gentleman “The Lost Mine” 3/2/58 CBS.

Broadway: Best Plays “Skylark” 12/7/52 NBC.

Crime: Philip Morris Playhouse “Four Hours to Kill” 5/13/49 CBS, Adventures of the Thin Man “The Case of the Suspicious Hangover” 10/6/44 CBS.

Adventure: Suspense “Salvage” 4/6/50 CBS, High Adventure “Flood Tide, Ebb Time” 12/4/48 MBS.

Sitcom: Duffy's Tavern 1/5/49 NBC / AFRS, Life of Riley 9/6/47 NBC.

Western: Lux Radio Theater “Ticket to Tomahawk” 6/4/51 CBS.

Horror: Weird Circle “The Spectre of Tappington” 3/24/44 Syndicated, Mystery House “Laugh? I Thought I'd Die!” 4/14/46 MBS.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “The Defenders” 5/22/56 NBC, Suspense “Black Death” 7/1/62 CBS.

True History: Destination Freedom “The Saga of Blanche K. Bruce” 9/4/49 WMAQ, News with Edward R. Murrow 3/6/50 CBS, Behind the Mike (Excerpt) “Cooks” 1/19/41 NBC.

Horror: Weird Circle “The Returned” 11/12/44 Syndicated, Murder at Midnight “The Man Who Died Yesterday” 7/5/46 Syndicated.

Drama: Damon Runyon Theater “The Bloodhounds of Broadway” 2/20/51 Syndicated, Dr. Christian “The Other One” 2/21/51 CBS.

Mystery: Adventures of Philip Marlowe “Where There's a Will” 10/17/48 CBS, Rogue's Gallery “Little Drops of Rain” 11/8/45 MBS.

Comedy: Jack Carson Show 2/21/45 CBS, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Terry Moore” 1/14/53 NBC.

Science Fiction: Quiet, Please “The Pathetic Fallacy” 2/2/48 MBS, Dimension X “The Last Objective” 6/3/51 NBC.

Western: Have Gun Will Travel “The Gunsmith” 4/26/59 CBS, Fort Laramie “Never the Twain” 5/6/56 CBS.

Broadway: Lux Radio Theater “To the Ladies” 7/8/40 CBS.

Crime, Official Detective “The Currency Exchange” 2/17/50 MBS, Crime Club “Cupid Can Be Deadly” 10/16/47 MBS.

Adventure: Lux Radio Theater “Intrigue” 5/10/48 CBS.

Sitcom: Aldrich Family 12/9/48 NBC, Our Miss Brooks 12/3/50 CBS.

Romance: Campbell Playhouse “Algiers” 10/8/39 CBS.

Comedy: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” 1/30/49 NBC, Fibber McGee and Molly 3/11/54 NBC.

Drama: Radio Guild “The Towers of Hate” 6/4/39 NBC Blue, Suspense “Night of the Storm” 7/2/61 CBS.

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

Horror: Dark Fantasy “The Demon Tree” 12/5/41 NBC, Mysterious Traveler “Death is the Judge” 6/15/47 MBS.

Drama: Stars Over Hollywood “Fantasy Impromptu” 4/12/52 CBS, Story of Dr. Kildare “$5,000 Stolen” 5/31/50 NBC.