Mark Lavonier

Tuned to Yesterday

History EN ↓ 300 episodes

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. Check out our monthly schedule to see when your...

Author

Mark Lavonier

Category

History

Podcast website

www.wrvo.org

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

5/21/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 22.05.2026

Horror: Suspense “Pretty Girl” 12/16/54 CBS, Mysterious Traveler “The Accusing Corpse” 4/16/44 MBS.

5/21/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 22.05.2026

Science Fiction: X Minus One “Lifeboat Mutiny” 9/11/56 NBC, Exploring Tomorrow “The Moon is New” 1/22/58 MBS.

5/20/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 21.05.2026

Crime: Lux Radio Theater “The Woman in the Window” 6/25/45 CBS / AFRS.

5/20/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 21.05.2026

Adventure: I Was a Communist for the FBI “I Walk Alone” 3/30/52 Syndicated, Cloak and Dagger “Operation Sell-Out” 9/22/50 NBC.

5/19/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 20.05.2026

Drama: Stars Over Hollywood “Jury of My Peers” 3/27/54 CBS, Escape “From Autumn” 9/18/44 NBC.

5/19/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 20.05.2026

Sitcom: Aldrich Family “Making a Jealous Girlfriend” 1944 NBC, Our Miss Brooks 10/31/48 CBS.

5/18/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 19.05.2026

Mystery: Richard Diamond, Private Detective “Leon Jacoby” 11/19/49 NBC, Ellery Queen “Dead Man’s Cavern” 4/13/44 CBS.

5/18/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 19.05.2026

Broadway: Theater Guild “Call it a Day” 6/2/46 ABC.

5/17/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 18.05.2026

Horror: Murder at Midnight “The Thirteenth Floor” 8/30/46 Syndicated, Quiet, Please “Camera Obscura” 10/13/47 MBS.

5/17/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 18.05.2026

Broadway: Campbell Playhouse “Show Boat” 3/31/39 CBS.

5/16/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 17.05.2026

Science Fiction: X Minus One “The Seventh Order” 5/8/56 CBS, Suspense “The Thirty-Second of December” 12/28/58 CBS.

5/16/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 17.05.2026

True History: Skyblazers 6/26/40 CBS, Cavalcade of America “The Story of Nancy Hanks” 5/7/40 NBC Blue.

5/15/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 16.05.2026

Western: Gunsmoke “Hound Dog” 12/30/56 CBS, Tales of the Texas Rangers “Death Shaft” 9/30/51 NBC.

5/15/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 16.05.2026

Comedy: Edgar Bergen Hour “Guest: Jack Benny” 11/27/55 CBS.

5/14/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 15.05.2026

Horror: Sealed Book “Devil Island” 4/8/45 MBS, Weird Circle “The Rope of Hair” 1944 Syndicated.

5/14/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 15.05.2026

Science Fiction: X Minus One “Volpla” 8/29/57 NBC, Hallmark Playhouse “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” 11/8/51 CBS.

5/13/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 14.05.2026

Crime: Suspense “Rave Notice” 6/1/58 CBS, 21st Precinct 7/7/54 CBS / AFRS.

5/13/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 14.05.2026

Adventure: Hollywood Star Playhouse “Of Night and the River” 10/9/50 CBS, John Steele, Adventurer “The Honorable Ones” 1950 MBS.

5/12/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 13.05.2026

Drama: On Stage “Eddie” 3/19/53 CBS, Suspense “Celebration” 5/5/57 CBS.

5/12/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 13.05.2026

Sitcom: Smiths of Hollywood 1/31/47 Syndicated, My Friend Irma “Irma’s Accident” 1950’s CBS.

5/11/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 12.05.2026

Mystery: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Man Who Wrote Himself to Death” 3/21/50 CBS, Adventures of Michael Shayne “Case of the Model Murder” 1948 AFRS.

5/11/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 12.05.2026

Broadway: Theater Guild “Wings Over Europe” 9/9/45 ABC.

5/10/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 11.05.2026

Crime: 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.

5/10/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday 11.05.2026

Romance: Studio One “Wine of the Country” 5/11/48 CBS.

5/9/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday 10.05.2026

Drama: Suspense “A Case of Nerves” 6/1/50 CBS, Columbia Workshop “The Fall of the City” 4/11/37 CBS.

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