Tuned to Yesterday: Collection Curios
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Podcast Announcement: By listener demand, the Tuned to Yesterday program podcasts will now be posted right after each evening is broadcast. This way, if you miss a program live on the air, you can hear it online immediately following the live show. We will maintain the archive of podcasts already posted.
More about Tuned to Yesterday:
Decades ago, WRVO began broadcasting old-time radio with a small collection comprising twenty reel-to-reel tapes. Programs like The Whistler, The Jack Benny Show, Fibber McGee and Molly, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, and Gunsmoke. Today the collection includes nearly 7,000 reels and well over 20,000 broadcasts. Learn more about the history of WRVO's flagship old-time radio program.
Broadcast Disclaimer: According to our research of the programs in our collection, most of the shows we air are in the public domain, or we have agreements with certain copyright holders. In presenting these programs on our air with historical integrity, it is not our intention to broadcast unauthorized copyrighted material. Additionally, we do not sell the programs. If you are a copyright holder of any of these, ‘golden age of radio’ shows, please contact us at mark@wrvo.org.
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Mystery: Boston Blackie “Unused Shoes” 5/2/45 MBS, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “Lester James Matter” 3/31/53 CBS.
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Series: Destination Freedom “Black Hamlet” Part 1 of 2 8/14/49 WMAQ / NBC, Man Behind the Gun “The U.S.S. Boise” Part 1 of 2 3/21/43 CBS.
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Drama: Arch Oboler’s Plays “Strange Morning” 4/5/45 MBS, LaRosa Hollywood Theater of Stars “Citizen Tommy Connecticut” 10/10/49 Syndicated.
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Comedy: Bob Hope Show “Guest: Fred Allen” 3/14/50 NBC, Jimmy Durante “Guest: Lucille Ball” 10/29/47 NBC.
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True History: Hallmark Hall of Fame “Alfred Nobel” 12/13/53 CBS, Cavalcade of America “Doctor Commando” 2/26/52 NBC.
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Romance: MGM Theater of the Air “Love is a Headache” 4/6/51 Syndicated.
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Sitcom: Magnificent Montague “4th of July Picnic” 6/30/51 NBC, My Friend Irma “Going to Hollywood” 1952 CBS / AFRS.
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Western: Gunsmoke “Amy’s Good Deed” 11/27/55 CBS, Quiet, Please “A Red and White Guidon” 2/9/48 MBS
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Adventure: The Chase “Easy Riches, Sudden Death” 6/1/52 NBC, Suspense “Man With the Steel Teeth” 2/17/55 CBS.