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Tuned to Yesterday

Mark Lavonierwww.wrvo.org
Decades ago, WRVO Public Media began broadcasting old-time radio with a small collection comprising 20 reel-to-reel tapes. Today the collection includes nearly 7,000 reels and over 20,000 broadcasts. "Tuned to Yesterday" is public radio's premier old-time radio show, hosted by Mark Lavonier. The highest quality broadcasts are restored and played as they were heard years and years ago. You'll hear programs like "The Whistler," "The Jack Benny Show," "Fibber McGee and Molly," "Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy," and "Gunsmoke" -- spanning all genres.Visit the "Tuned to Yesterday" schedules page, available here.
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Episodes

7/5/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

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

Jul 06, 202552 min

7/4/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

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

Jul 05, 202552 min

7/4/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Independence Day Special: Makers of History “Declaration of Independence” 1935 Syndicated, Voice of the Army “The Star Spangled Banner” March 1949 Syndicated, Yankee Yarns “Fourth of July” 7/1/51 Syndicated, Lum and Abner “Fourth of July Picnic” 7/4/45 ABC.

Jul 05, 202552 min

7/3/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Science Fiction: X Minus One “The Trap” 2/13/57 NBC, Suspense “The Man Who Went Back to Save Lincoln” 2/11/62 CBS.

Jul 04, 202552 min

7/2/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Mystery: Adventures of Sam Spade “The Report on Edith Hamilton” 4/17/49 CBS / AFRS, Adventures of Ellery Queen “The Scarecrow and the Snowman” 1/20/44 NBC.

Jul 03, 202552 min

7/2/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Collection Curios #8: Flair with Dick Van Dyke April 1963 ABC, Meet the Press “Guest: John F. Kennedy” 1/14/54 NBC.

Jul 03, 202552 min

7/1/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Horror: Quiet, Please “Symphony in D Minor” 9/13/49 Syndicated, Escape “Casting of the Runes” 11/19/47 CBS.

Jul 02, 202552 min

6/30/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Series: Adventures by Morse “The Cobra King Strikes Back” Part 7 6/2/46 Syndicated, One Man’s Family “The Book of Teddy – Book 78 Chapter 23” 10/4/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Alvin Summers Matter” Part 2 10/25/55 CBS.

Jul 01, 202552 min

6/27/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Comedy: Fred Allen Show “Guest: Frank Sinatra” 5/16/43 NBC, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Bing Crosby” 1/1/52 NBC.

Jun 28, 202552 min

6/26/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

Science Fiction: Two Thousand Plus “A Veteran Comes Home” 7/5/50 MBS, X Minus One “Seventh Victim” 3/6/57 NBC.

Jun 27, 202552 min

6/26/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

Drama: Rogers of the Gazette “Jill’s Baby” 12/23/53 CBS, You Are There “Ratification of the Constitution” 9/19/48 CBS.

Jun 27, 202552 min
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