Synopsis
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 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.
Episodes
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![2/7/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/7/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
08/02/2026 Duration: 51minRomance: Lux Radio Theater “Wuthering Heights” 9/18/39 CBS.
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2/7/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
08/02/2026 Duration: 52minAdventure: NBC University Theater “Victory” 2/16/50 NBC.
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![2/6/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/6/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
07/02/2026 Duration: 51minHorror: Inner Sanctum “Only the Dead Die Twice” 3/23/49 CBS, Lights Out “Knock at the Door” 12/15/42 CBS.
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![2/6/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/6/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
07/02/2026 Duration: 52minDrama: Campbell Playhouse “Rebecca” 1/10/39 CBS.
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![2/5/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/5/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
06/02/2026 Duration: 51minMystery: Suspense “The Search For Isabell” 11/3/49 CBS, Sherlock Holmes “The Unfortunate Tobacconist” 4/30/45 MBS.
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![2/5/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/5/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
06/02/2026 Duration: 51minComedy: Jimmy Durante show “Guest: Dorothy Lamour” 11/12/47 NBC, Bob Burns Show 5/20/43 NBC.
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![2/4/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/4/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
05/02/2026 Duration: 51minScience Fiction: Lights Out “The Immortal Gentleman” 8/31/43 CBS, Dimension X “Time and Time Again” 7/12/51 NBC.
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![2/4/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/4/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
05/02/2026 Duration: 51minWestern: Have Gun, Will Travel “Statue of San Sebastian” 5/10/59 CBS, Six Shooter 1/10/53 NBC.
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![2/3/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/3/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
04/02/2026 Duration: 51minBroadway: Theater Guild “The House of Mirth” 12/14/52 NBC.
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![2/3/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/3/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
04/02/2026 Duration: 51minCrime: Dragnet “The Big Flight” 11/17/53 NBC, Jeff Regan, Investigator “The Lonesome Lady” 7/24/48 CBS.
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![2/2/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/2/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
03/02/2026 Duration: 52minAdventure: Lux Radio Theater “Captain Carey, U.S.A.” 2/2/53 CBS.
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2/2/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
03/02/2026 Duration: 51minSitcom: Life With Luigi “Charity Bazaar” 1951 NBC / AFRS, The Bickersons 7/10/51 CBS.
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![2/1/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/1/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
02/02/2026 Duration: 51minScience Fiction: X Minus One “Tunnel Under the World” 3/14/56 NBC, Exploring Tomorrow “The Convict” 12/11/57 MBS.
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![2/1/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
2/1/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
02/02/2026 Duration: 51minComedy: Fibber McGee and Molly 6/14/45 NBC, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Herbert Marshall” 12/11/45 NBC.
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![1/31/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
1/31/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
01/02/2026 Duration: 51minMystery: 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.
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![1/31/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
1/31/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
01/02/2026 Duration: 51minSitcom: Magnificent Montague 5/12/51 NBC, My Favorite Husband “The Old Love Letter” 1/6/50 CBS.
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![1/30/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
1/30/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
31/01/2026 Duration: 52minHorror: Weird Circle “The Old Nurse’s Story” 5/14/44 Syndicated, Hall of Fantasy “Stone’s Revenge” 8/17/53 Syndicated.
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![1/30/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
1/30/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
31/01/2026 Duration: 52minDrama: Screen Directors' Playhouse “A Foreign Affair” 3/6/49 NBC.
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![1/29/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
1/29/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
30/01/2026 Duration: 51minMystery: Ellery Queen “World Series Crime” 10/2/43 NBC, Sherlock Holmes “The Speckled Band” 3/20/55 NBC.
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![1/29/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday]()
1/29/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
30/01/2026 Duration: 51minComedy: Blue Ribbon Town “Guest: Jack Benny” 2/26/44 CBS, Fibber McGee and Molly “Going Bald” 3/21/39 NBC.
