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…
Western: All-Star Western Theater “One Man's Poison” 10/4/47 CBS, Wild Bill Hickok “The Red Wagon Jinx” 6/24/51 MBS.
Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 6 5/26/46 Syndicated, One Man's Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78 Chapter 22” 10/3/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Alvin Summers Matter” Part 1 10/24/55 CBS.
Horror: Lights Out “They Met at Dorset” 2/23/43 CBS, Suspense “The Giant of Thermopylae” 5/3/54 CBS.
Comedy: You Bet Your Life 3/12/52 CBS, Abbott and Costello Show 4/17/47 NBC.
Western: Wild Bill Hickok 5/30/52 MBS, Lightning Jim “The Snake Strikes” 1944 Syndicated.
True History: March of Time 4/5/35 CBS, That Was the Year “1924” 1935 Syndicated, Adventures in Research “The Perfect Clock” 2/11/47 Syndicated.
Adventure: Stars in the Air “House on 92nd Street” 5/3/52 CBS, Dangerous Assignment “Buzz Bomb” 2/24/51 NBC.
Comedy: Jack Benny Program 4/24/55 CBS, Eddie Cantor Show “Guest: John Charles Thomas” 4/1/42 NBC.
Science Fiction: X Minus One “Gray Flannel Armor” 1/9/58 NBC, Radio Guild “The Man Who Was Tomorrow” 5/14/39 NBC Blue.
Drama: Lux Radio Theater “Cynara” 7/6/53 CBS.
Mystery: Michael Shayne “The Case of the Mail Order Murders” 5/21/52 Syndicated, Line-Up 7/1/52 CBS.
Collection Curios #10: Queen's Men "Harry Prescott Story" 1954 Syndicated, McGarry and His Mouse 6/26/46 NBC.
Horror: Creaking Door “The Cards” 1950's SA, Escape “The Birds” 7/10/54 CBS.
Sitcom: A Date with Judy 8/1/44 NBC, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 10/30/53 ABC.
Western: Frontier Gentleman “South Sunday” 2/2/58 CBS, Dr. Sixgun 9/9/54 NBC.
Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 5 5/19/46 Syndicated, One Man's Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78 Chapter 21” 9/29/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Chesapeake Fraud Matter” Part 5 (final) 10/21/55 CBS.
Crime: Boston Blackie “Broken Clock Murder” 1/12/49 MBS, Pat Novak, For Hire “Jack of Clubs” 2/20/49 ABC.
Science Fiction: Dimension X “Child's Play” 6/24/51 NBC, Murder at Midnight “Terror Out of Space” 2/24/47 Syndicated.
Mystery: Adventures of Sam Spade “The Cheesecake Caper” 11/6/49 CBS, Suspense “The Search for Henri LeFevre” 7/6/44 CBS.
Adventure: Tell It Again “Moby Dick” 6/13/48 CBS, Escape “Yellow Wake” 7/21/50 CBS.
Comedy: Jack Benny Program 3/27/55 CBS, Joan Davis Time “Guest: Danny Thomas” 10/4/47 CBS.
Science Fiction: Hollywood Star Playhouse “The Tenth Planet” 9/7/52 NBC, X Minus One “The Scapegoat” 8/8/57 NBC.
Drama: Silver Theater “Love is Where You Find It” 3/12/39 CBS, Hallmark Playhouse “Salad Days” 11/29/51 CBS.
Mystery: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Lake Mead Mystery Matter” 3/22/59 CBS, Hercule Poirot “The Case of the Careless Victim” 2/22/45 MBS.
Collection Curios #11: Art Baker's Notebook 7/1/47 Syndicated, Your Hope Chest 10/12/47 CBS Pacific, John J. Anthony 4/14/45 MBS.
Horror: Hall of Fantasy “The Castle of Lavoka” 3/29/54 MBS, Dark Fantasy “Pennsylvania Turnpike” 3/20/42 NBC.
Sitcom: Lum and Abner 11/14/48 CBS, Blondie “Baby Snooks Visits” 10/8/44 CBS.
Western: CBS Radio Workshop “Roughing It” 10/5/56 CBS, Gunsmoke “Second Choice” 11/6/55 CBS.
Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 4 5/12/46 Syndicated, One Man's Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78 Chapter 20” 9/28/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Chesapeake Fraud Matter” Part 4 10/20/55 CBS.
Drama: Mr. Ace and Jane “Jane Dreams About a Horse” 5/1/48 CBS, The Marriage “The Grandfather Clock” 1/17/54 NBC.
Horror: Escape “Dead of the Night” 3/21/47 CBS, Quiet, Please “Clarissa” 4/19/48 MBS.
Comedy: Fibber McGee and Molly 11/25/41 NBC, Wednesday with You 7/18/45 NBC.
True History: Hallmark Playhouse “Stephen Foster: America's Troubadour” 12/27/51 CBS, American Adventure “Runaway Justice” 1/12/56 NBC.
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Comedy: Milton Berle Show 11/4/47 NBC, Fibber McGee and Molly 1/15/52 NBC.
Science Fiction: Suspense “Doom Machine” 3/4/62 CBS, X Minus One “Marionettes, Inc.” 12/21/55 NBC.
Drama: Lux Radio Theater “Key Largo” 11/28/49 CBS.
Mystery: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Wooden Claw” 2/22/48 MBS, Molle Mystery Theater “Leg Man” 10/19/45 NBC / AFRS.
Collection Curios #12: Nightmare "The Purple Cloud" 11/19/53 MBS, Relay Quiz (audition) WHK, Book of Memories #19 Syndicated.
Horror: Quiet, Please “Rain on New Year's Eve” 12/29/47 MBS, Escape “The Abominable Snowman” 9/13/56 CBS.
Sitcom: Life of Riley “Insurance Policy” 5/31/47 NBC, Magnificent Montague 2/16/51 NBC.
Western: Hawk Larabee “The Pilgrim” 12/28/48 CBS, Have Gun, Will Travel “The Boss” 2/7/60 CBS.
Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 3 5/5/46 Syndicated, One Man's Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78, Chapter 19” 9/27/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Chesapeake Fraud Matter” Part 3 10/19/55 CBS.
Variety: Tommy Dorsey Show 8/4/45 NBC, Paul Whiteman Presents “Guest: Bob Burns” 7/11/43 NBC.
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.
Romance: Campbell Playhouse “Dodsworth” 11/26/39 CBS.
Crime: Dragnet “The Big fellow” 8/30/55 NBC, Mysterious Traveler “I Would Die Alone” 5/11/48 MBS.
Horror: Weird Circle “The Tapestry Horse” 1944 Syndicated, Lights Out “Prelude to Murder” 6/15/43 NBC.
Science Fiction: Dimension X “Universe” 11/26/50 NBC, Hall of Fantasy “Out of the Sky” 4/20/53 NBC.
Mystery: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Shadow of a Doubt” 11/9/50 NBC.
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