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Special announcement: We're presenting old time radio fans with a new way to connect with their favorite public radio program. The "Tuned to Yesterday Dialer" podcast is here to enhance your listening to Tuned to Yesterday during the week. You'll hear about what's coming up on the air and stories of the shows and performers who brought the radio to life during its golden age.

Best listened to on Sundays, the TTY Dialer features a living schedule and date specific stories and commentary about radio's yesteryear from Tuned to Yesterday host Mark Lavonier. Be sure to tune in!

More about Tuned to Yesterday:

Decades ago, WRVO began broadcasting old time radio with a small collection comprising twenty reel to reel tapes. Programs like The Whistler, The Jack Benny Show, Fibber McGee and Molly, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, and Gunsmoke.  Today the collection includes nearly 5,000 reels and well over 16,000 broadcasts. Learn more about the history of WRVO's flagship old time radio program.

 Broadcast Disclaimer: According to our research of the programs in our collection, most of the shows we air are in the public domain, or we have agreements with certain copyright holders. In presenting these programs on our air with historical integrity, it is not our intention to broadcast unauthorized copyrighted material. Additionally, we do not sell the programs. If you are a copyright holder of any of these, ‘golden age of radio’ shows, please contact us at mark@wrvo.org.

Ways to Connect

TTY Dialer Podcast #35

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 24, 2017

It's the thirty-fifth episode of the Tuned to Yesterday Dialer podcast for the week of June 26 - July 1, 2017.

In this episode: A soap company keeps the gossip flowing on the air, a profile of Peter Lorre on radio, the background of the Scarlet Pimpernel series and a look at the shows coming up for the week on Tuned to Yesterday.

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Tuned to Yesterday #410

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 23, 2017

#410, Crime, Line-Up 6/28/51 CBS, Phillip Morris Playhouse “Murder Needs an Artist” 5/6/50 CBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #411

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 22, 2017

#411, Drama, Campbell Playhouse “Rebecca” 1/10/39 CBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #412

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 21, 2017

#412, Sitcom, The Great Gildersleeve 6/4/44 NBC, Life with Luigi 3/4/52 CBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #413

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 20, 2017

#413, Broadway, Theater Guild “Pride and Prejudice” 11/18/45 ABC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #414

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 19, 2017

#414, Mystery, Bulldog Drummond "The Case of the Atomic Murders" 1/17/47 MBS, Sherlock Homes "The Dying Detective" 2/13/55 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

TTY Dialer Podcast #34

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 17, 2017

It's the thirty-fourth episode of the Tuned to Yesterday Dialer podcast for the week of June 19 - 24, 2017.

In this episode: A chlorophyll gum makes a show "kissing sweet" in court but not in Congress, a profile of radio's famous "Ma Perkins", behind the scenes at a "V-Mail" plant during the war and a look at the shows coming up for the week.  

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Tuned to Yesterday #415

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 16, 2017

#415, Romance, Academy Award Theater "One Sunday Afternoon" 8/28/46 CBS. Curtain Time "Broadway Interlude" 2/7/48 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #416

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 15, 2017

#416, Variety, Town Hall Tonight with Fred Allen 10/2/35 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #417

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 14, 2017

#417, Lux Radio Theater "The Thirty-Nine Steps" 12/13/37 CBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #418

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 13, 2017

#418, Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly 2/1/44 NBC, Wednesday with You 9/5/45 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #419

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 12, 2017

#419, Science Fiction, X Minus One "Sea Legs" 5/1/56 NBC, Exploring Tomorrow "Fair Fight" 3/12/58 MBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

 

TTY Dialer Podcast #33

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 10, 2017

It's the thirty-third episode of the Tuned to Yesterday Dialer podcast for the week of June 12 - June 17, 2017.

In this episode: A show touts the power of candy thanks to milk, listeners become students of crime with "Crime Classics", a unique call to unity broadcast just before the war and a look at the shows coming up for the week on Tuned to Yesterday.

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Tuned to Yesterday #420

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 9, 2017

#420, Western, Tom Mix Ralston Straightshooters Program "The Vanishing Village Four Episodes from August, 1945. 

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #421

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 8, 2017

#421, True History, Front Line Theater "The Good Old Days" early to mid 1940's AFRS, You Are There "Signing of the Magna Carter" 1/18/48 CBS. 

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #422

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 7, 2017

#422, Crime, Let George Do It "Sabotage" 8/25/52 MBS, Suspense "The Guilty Always Run" 3/22/54 CBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #423

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 6, 2017

#423, Drama, NBC Star Playhouse "Farewell to Arms" 12/13/53 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #424

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 5, 2017

#424, True History, Cavalcade of America “The President and the Doctor” 3/22/48 NBC, The Thirteenth Juror “What Happened to John Wilkes Booth?” 8/20/53 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

TTY Dialer Podcast #32

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 3, 2017

It's the thirty-second episode of the Tuned to Yesterday Dialer podcast for the week of June 5 - June 10, 2017.

In this episode: An oil company explains the advantages of a rear view mirror, the wonder-dog Lassie's radio legacy, a tour of announcer Ernest Chappell and a look at the shows coming up for the week. 

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Tuned to Yesterday #425

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 2, 2017

#425, Adventure, Top Secret (Dress Rehearsal) 7/15/50 NBC, Escape “Derelict” 4/26/53 CBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #426

By Mark Lavonier • Jun 1, 2017

#426, Mystery, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons “Case of the Girl Who Flirted” 2/3/44 CBS, Suspense “The Trap” 6/16/49 CBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #427

By Mark Lavonier • May 31, 2017

#427, Drama, Stars Over Hollywood “Fantasy Impromptu” 4/12/52 CBS, Story of Dr. Kildare “$5,000 Stolen” 5/31/50 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #428

By Mark Lavonier • May 30, 2017

#428, Quiz, Information, Please “Guest: Alfred Hitchcock” 6/27/41 NBC, Mind Your Manners “Should I Accept an Expensive Watch?” 5/22/48 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #429

By Mark Lavonier • May 29, 2017

#429, Horror, Weird Circle “Feast of Red Gauntlet” 1944 NBC Syndication, Sleep No More “To Build a Fire / Three Skeleton Key” 2/27/57 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

TTY Dialer Podcast #31

By Mark Lavonier • May 27, 2017

It's the thirty-first episode of the Tuned to Yesterday Dialer podcast for the week of May 29 - June 3, 2017.

In this episode: Contented cows support America's soundtrack on on the air, Marilyn Monroe's first radio appearance, a tour of Bob Hope's comedy during radio's golden age and a look at the shows coming up for the week. 

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Tuned to Yesterday #430

By Mark Lavonier • May 26, 2017

#430, Comedy, It’s Time to Smile (with Eddie Cantor) “Guest: Cary Grant” 5/19/43 NBC, Screen Directors' Playhouse “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” 7/1/49 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier. 

Tuned to Yesterday #431

By Mark Lavonier • May 25, 2017

#431, Sitcom, Our Miss Brooks “MacDougal the Frog” 6/12/49 CBS, Father Knows Best 1954 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.

Tuned to Yesterday #432

By Mark Lavonier • May 24, 2017

#432, Broadway, Railroad Hour “The Merry Widow” 1/23/50 NBC, Guest Star “Guest: Gordon MacRae” 4/9/50 Syndicated, Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood (excerpt with G. MacRae) 1/7/51 NBC.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.

Tuned to Yesterday #433

By Mark Lavonier • May 23, 2017

#433, Romance, Stars Over Hollywood “Cupid is a Hobo” 4/19/52 CBS, Romance “The Winds of June” 9/24/55 CBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.

Tuned to Yesterday #434

By Mark Lavonier • May 22, 2017

#434, Western, Have Gun Will Travel “My Son Must Die” 7/31/60 CBS, Gunsmoke “Chester’s Murder” 1/15/55 CBS.

Tuned To Yesterday features programs from radio's golden era. Drama, Comedy, Western, Sci-Fi and more. Produced by Mark Lavonier.

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