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
8/19/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1516, Horror, Lights Out “They Met at Dorset” 2/23/43 CBS, Suspense “The Giant of Thermopylae” 5/3/54 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi…
8/19/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#687, Sitcom, Our Miss Brooks 9/18/55 CBS, Father Knows Best 11/9/50 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavoni…
8/18/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1471, Western, Suspense “A Killing in Abilene” 12/14/50 CBS, Tales of the Texas Rangers “The Blow-Off” 11/25/51 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Weste…
8/18/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1426, Series, World’s Greatest Novels “Wuthering Heights” Part 4 of 4 1/23/48 NBC, Silver Theater “First Love” Part 4 of 4 10/24/37 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio…
8/17/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1552, Horror, Lights Out “The Archer” 4/13/43 CBS, Sealed Book “To Have and to Hold” 8/12/45 MBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more…
8/17/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1551, Comedy, New Edgar Bergen Hour 5/6/56 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
8/16/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1550, Western, Fort Laramie “The Beasley Girls” 3/18/56 CBS, Gunsmoke “Dutch George” 11/20/55 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and mor…
8/16/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1549, True History, Welcome Travelers 4/12/53 WMAQ Syndicated, Vox Pop 8/20/45 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by …
8/15/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#956, Adventure, Time For Love “Trip to Naples” late 1953 CBS / AFRS, Lives of Harry Lime “Man of Mystery” 4/11/52 Syndicated.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Come…
8/15/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#874, Comedy, New Edgar Bergen Hour 3/4/56 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
8/14/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#903, Science Fiction, Suspense “The Invisible Ape” 6/8/58 CBS, Dimension X “Knock” 5/6/50 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. P…
8/14/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#315, Drama, Philip Morris Playhouse “Apology” 4/1/49 CBS, Story of Dr. Kildare “Mrs. Stanford’s Heart” 4/5/50 Syndicated.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, …
8/13/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1730, Mystery, Jeff Regan, Investigator “The Lost Lady” 10/16/48 CBS, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons “The Case of the Rushville Murder” 1/5/50 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's…
8/13/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Collection Curios #3: Answer Man (excerpts) 11/23/44 MBS, Dave Elman’s Radio Auction Gallery 4/14/45 MBS, Errand of Mercy “Hang Your Clothes on a Hickory Limb” later 1940’s Syndicated.
Tuned to Yester…
8/12/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1506, Horror, Escape “Dead of the Night” 3/21/47 CBS, Quiet, Please “Clarissa” 4/19/48 MBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Prod…
8/12/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#675, Sitcom, June’s My Girl 10/4/48 NBC, Adventures of Maisie “The Manicurist” 2/9/50 Syndicated.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more…
8/11/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1467, Western, Have Gun, Will Travel “Hell Knows No Fury” 10/23/60 CBS, Fort Laramie 2/5/56 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more.…
8/11/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1416, Series, World’s Greatest Novels “Wuthering Heights” Part 3 1/16/48 NBC, Silver Theater “First Love” Part 3 10/17/37 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden …
8/10/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1548, Variety, Radio Hall of Fame 2/11/45 NBC Blue.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
8/10/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
#1546, Crime, Black Museum “Length of Sash Cord” 1952 Syndicated, Screen Directors’ Playhouse “Criss Cross” 10/10/49 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, W…