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4.9

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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.

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2/2/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/02/03

Sitcom: Life With Luigi “Charity Bazaar” 1951 NBC / AFRS, The Bickersons 7/10/51 CBS.

2/1/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/02/02

Science Fiction: X Minus One “Tunnel Under the World” 3/14/56 NBC, Exploring Tomorrow “The Convict” 12/11/57 MBS.

2/1/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/02/02

Comedy: Fibber McGee and Molly 6/14/45 NBC, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Herbert Marshall” 12/11/45 NBC.

1/30/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/31

Drama: Screen Directors' Playhouse “A Foreign Affair” 3/6/49 NBC.

1/29/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/30

Mystery: Ellery Queen “World Series Crime” 10/2/43 NBC, Sherlock Holmes “The Speckled Band” 3/20/55 NBC.

1/28/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/29

Science Fiction: Exploring Tomorrow “The Adventure of the Beauty Queen” 6/25/58 MBS, X Minus One “The Cave of Night” 2/1/56 NBC.

1/28/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/29

Western: Lux Radio Theater “In Old Oklahoma” 3/14/44 CBS.

1/27/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/28

Crime: Dragnet “The Big Tooth” 2/15/53 NBC, Casey, Crime Photographer “The Miracle” 1/15/48 CBS.

1/26/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/27

Sitcom: Our Miss Brooks “Mr. Conklin’s Plaque” early 1950’s CBS, Aldrich Family “Grab-Bag Sale” 11/18/48 NBC.

1/25/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/26

Horror: Hall of Fantasy “The Judge’s House” 4/6/47 CBS, Haunting Hour “Ptolemy’s Grave” 1945 NBC Syndication.

1/25/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/26

True History: American Adventure “The Free Man” 1/5/56 NBC, The Story of KQW 11/10/45 Syndicated

1/24/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/25

Romance: La Rosa Hollywood Theater of Stars “With All My Love” 12/21/48 MBS, Romance “Coffee and Cakes” 4/16/55 CBS.

1/24/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/01/25

Comedy: Jack Benny Program “Double Date with Van Johnson” 3/20/49 CBS, Blue Ribbon Town “Guest: Gene Tierney” 2/12/44 CBS.

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4.9 out of 5

50 reviews

★★★★★

A Fan from Mansfield 2026/01/27

Lowers my Blood Pressure

It’s as simple as that.

★★★★★

jeannie_waitress 2023/10/01

Love Old Radio

Please don’t ever get rid of this program, it’s a wonderful look into the past! It’s so real, educational and entertaining. Thank you

★★★★★

Tom dishayshdif 2022/07/10

The best!

So good. Thank you mark lavonier.

★★★★★

JETessendorf 2021/04/14

Thank you, Mark Livonier and WRVO

Some shows I enjoy for their quality, some for their social history, and I always appreciate Mr. Livonier’s background on the shows.

★★★★★

alpanach 2019/05/09

A gift of history and entertainment

I’ve been listening to Tuned to Yesterday since junior high (just graduated college) and it’s always been a blessing to hear the stories from an era w...

★☆☆☆☆

tDHARTYss 2020/08/29

The way it is

I am so glad that I don’t have to listen to Mark anymore now that I have found an app for my phone with all the old radio shows on it. I am not a fan ...

★★★★★

bsue 2011/08/29

Tuned To Yesterday

I love this podcast! Mark brings a wide variety of entertainment and history to us every day. Listening to the stars from yesterday helps get me thr...

★★★★★

Ron Wray 2009/10/27

WRVO Playhouse

I have listened to Mark for several years and now with the easily downloadable podcasts, I can listen to every program of Mark and John. The show sele...

★★★★★

ProffessorTom 2009/10/21

Professor Emeritus

I have been listeing to the WRVO playhouse for many years on an FM radio. I live at the fringes of the boradcast, so I needed an antenna and a powerfu...

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