Tuned to Yesterday
By: Mark Lavonier
Language: en
Categories: History, Arts, Performing, Fiction, Drama
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.
Episodes
1/7/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 08, 2026#1078, Science Fiction, Escape “Green Splotches” 3/31/50 CBS, X Minus One “Inside Story” 6/20/57 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:591/7/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 08, 2026#506, Western, Six Shooter 11/22/53 NBC, Have Gun, Will Travel "Gun Shy" 5/3/59 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:52:001/6/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 07, 2026#1401, Broadway, Theater Guild “Of Mice and Men” 5/8/49 ABC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:591/6/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 07, 2026#919, Crime, Counterspy “Case of the Vicious Visitor” 9/29/49 ABC, Suspense “Murder Off Key” 11/15/45 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
1/5/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 06, 2026#1276, Adventure, Dangerous Assignment 6/24/53 NBC, Escape “Ambassador of Poker” 4/7/50 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:591/5/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 06, 2026#870, Sitcom, My Favorite Husband 1/14/49 CBS / AFRS, Great Gildersleeve 4/12/50 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
1/4/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 05, 2026#1647, Horror, Sealed Book “Escape by Death” 4/15/45 MBS, Mysterious Traveler “Change of Address” 1/2/52 MBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:591/4/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 05, 2026#1640, Science Fiction, Mysterious Traveler “If You Believe” 12/29/46 MBS, X Minus One “Prime Difference” 1/2/58 NBC / AFRS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:591/3/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 04, 2026#1633, Mystery, New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Baconian Cipher” 5/27/46 MBS, The Whistler “Round Trip Tickets” 6/6/54 CBS / AFRS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:591/3/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 04, 2026#1637, Sitcom, Life of Riley 3/29/47 NBC, Aldrich Family 10/28/48 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
1/2/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 03, 2026#1161, Horror, Inner Sanctum “Till Death Do Us Part” 9/14/52 ABC, Arch Oboler’s Plays “The Voice Within Me” 7/29/39 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:52:041/2/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 03, 2026#351, Drama, CBS Radio Workshop “Son of Man” 4/21/57 CBS, Quiet, Please “The Third Man’s Story” 9/6/48 MBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:591/1/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 02, 2026#215, Mystery, Suspense “Dream Song” 11/6/47 CBS, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons "The Case Of The Strange Display" 3/16/44 CBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:52:001/1/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 02, 2026#1042, Comedy, Academy Award Theater “My Sister Eileen” 5/18/46 CBS, Fred Allen Show “Guest: Basil Rathbone” 4/24/49 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
12/31/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 01, 2026(Mark Lavonier)
New Years Eve: Sealtest Variety Theater 12/30/48 NBC, Thirty Minutes in Hollywood 1/2/38 MBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:5912/31/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Jan 01, 2026(Mark Lavonier)
New Years Eve: Mysterious Traveler “New Year’s Nightmare” 1/5/47 MBS, Quiet, Please “Rain on New Year's Eve” 12/31/47 MBS.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:5912/30/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Dec 31, 2025#494, Western, Fort Laramie “Still Waters” 10/14/56 CBS, Cisco Kid “The Black Kerchief” 3/5/48 Syndicated.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:52:0012/30/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Dec 31, 2025#1068, Science Fiction, Hall of Fantasy “The Crawling Thing” 5/18/53 CBS, Dimension X “Hello, Tomorrow” 9/15/50 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:5912/29/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Dec 30, 2025#909, Crime, Crime Classics “Widow Magee and the Three Gypsies: A Vermont Fandango” 4/28/54 CBS, The Whisperer “Lieutenant in Danger” 7/29/51 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:5912/29/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Dec 30, 2025(Mark Lavonier)
#1735, Series, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Lorco Diamonds Matter” Part 5 (final) 11/11/55 CBS, Adventures of Marco Polo “Episode #10” 1940 Syndicated, Firefighters “Episode #15” 12/2/49 Syndicated, Man in the Iron Mask “Episode #12” 1948 Syndicated.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:5912/28/25 11pm Tuned to Yesterday
Dec 29, 2025#1628, Science Fiction, Captain Starr of Space “Citizens on Mars” 1953 ABC, X Minus One “Hostess” 12/12/56 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:5912/28/25 10pm Tuned to Yesterday
Dec 29, 2025#1637, Sitcom, Life of Riley 3/29/47 NBC, Aldrich Family 10/28/48 NBC.
Tuned to Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.
Duration: 00:51:59