Tuned to Yesterday
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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 188
- Years Active
- 2025
9/18/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1006, Adventure, Horatio Hornblower “Reception with the Czar” 2/13/53 Syndicated, Escape “Port Royal” 3/10/50 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western…
9/18/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1542, Horror, Inner Sanctum “Death Demon” 7/5/48 CBS, Murder at Midnight “The Ace of Death” 8/9/46 Syndicated.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sc…
9/17/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1218, Romance, Radio City Playhouse “The Unguarded Moment” 8/29/49 NBC, Romance “Cordoba” 7/10/54 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and…
9/17/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#924, Comedy, Jack Paar Show 6/22/47 NBC, Henry Morgan Show 12/3/47 ABC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonie…
9/16/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1514, Western, Wild Bill Hickok 5/30/52 MBS, Lightning Jim “The Snake Strikes” 1944 Syndicated.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. …
9/16/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#953, Science Fiction, Mysterious Traveler “The Most Famous Man in the World” 11/20/51 MBS, X Minus One “Martian Sam” 4/3/57 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, C…
9/15/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#780, Crime, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Syndicate Matter” 3/24/53 CBS, Crime Classics “The General’s Daughter” 4/7/54 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Com…
9/15/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1472, Series, Adventures by Morse “Girl on Shipwreck Island” Part 1 of 3 6/30/46 Syndicated, World’s Great Novels “Kidnapped” Part 1 of 3 4/30/48 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features progr…
9/14/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1570, Western, Hawk Larabee 5/22/47 CBS, Frontier Gentleman “Nebraska Jack” 8/3/58 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced…
9/14/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1569, True History, Democracy in America “The Chief Instrument of Freedom” 3/28/62 NBC, Our Freedom’s Blessings “Look at the Birdie” 6/21/52 Syndicated, Passing Parade “Wild Jack Howard” 1949 Syndic…
9/13/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1566, Crime, Big Town “Zone of Danger” 3/6/51 NBC, Bulldog Drummond “Penny Arcade” 12/1/48 ABC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. …
9/13/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1568, Variety, Kraft Music Hall 4/16/42 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
9/12/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#51, Mystery, New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Paradol Chamber” 5/21/45 MBS, Line-Up "Lobdell's Poodle-Cut Tomato Case" 6/10/52 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era.…
9/12/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#721, Sitcom, Mel Blanc Show 9/17/46 CBS, Great Gildersleeve 19/28/45 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavon…
9/11/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#996, Adventure, NBC University Theater “The Ministry of Fear” 1/23/49 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavo…
9/11/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1532, Horror, Witch’s Tale “Rock-a-bye Baby” 7/25/32 MBS, Hall of Fantasy “Man Sized in Marble” 4/10/47 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-…
9/10/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1208, Romance, Hallmark Playhouse “Cimarron” 9/9/48 CBS, Damon Runyon Theater “Baseball Hattie” 6/26/49 Syndicated.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Wester…
9/10/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#914, Comedy, Ford Theater “The Horn Blows at Midnight” 3/4/49 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
9/9/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1501, Western, Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders “Three Wise Monkeys” 8/15/50 MBS, Hopalong Cassidy “The Killers of Lion Canyon” 3/12/51 Syndicated.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio'…
9/9/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#943, Science Fiction, Hall of Fantasy “The Man From the Second Earth” 8/11/53 MBS, Tales of Tomorrow “The Other Now” 1/22/53 ABC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, …