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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Door to Suspense #1 featuring Lucille Ball in: My Favorite Husband 2/29/45 CBS, Suspense "A Little Piece of Rope" 10/14/48 CBS.
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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