Tuned to Yesterday
10 p.m. to midnight - Nightly
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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Western: Tales of the Texas Rangers “Open and Shut” 11/11/51 NBC, Luke Slaughter of Tombstone “Tracks Out of Tombstone” 3/2/58 CBS.
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Drama: Damon Runyon Theater “The Big Umbrella” 4/3/49 Syndicated, Rogers of the Gazette “Intense Writer” 1/6/54 CBS.
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Horror: Creaking Door “I See Ghosts” later 1940’s Syndicated, Creeps By Night “The Hunt” 5/9/44 NBC Blue.
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Science Fiction: Biographies in Sound “Ticket to the Moon” 12/4/56 NBC.
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Comedy: Jack Benny Program 2/14/43 NBC, Milton Berle Show 2/3/48 NBC.
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Door to Suspense #2 featuring Ronald Colman in: Halls of Ivy 1/3/51 NBC, Suspense “A Vision of Death” 3/8/51 CBS.
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Mystery: That Strong Guy “Temple of Horror” early 1950’s Syndicated, Candy Matson “Candy’s Last Case” 5/21/51 NBC.
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Broadway: Theater Guild on the Air “A Bill of Divorcement” 12/13/46 ABC.
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Series: Destination Freedom “Black Hamlet” Part 2 of 2 8/21/49 WMAQ / NBC, Man Behind the Gun “The U.S.S. Boise” Part 2 of 2 3/23/43 CBS.\