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THE LONE RANGER "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-yo silver! The Lone Ranger! With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering Hoofbeats of the great horse Silver ... the Lone Ranger rides again! " Few things are more iconic in American popular culture than announcer Fred Foy reciting those lines against the opening strains of the William Tell Overture. The Lone Ranger was a western adventure show that premiered in January of 1933 on radio station WXYZ in Detroit. The show, which was aimed primarily at children, had a strong adult following as well and continued for 2,956 episodes on WXYZ, the Mutual Network and the NBC Blue/ABC networks until September 3, 1954. Repeat broadcasts continued until May 25, 1956. The show had been created by WXYZ owner George W. Trendle and writer Fran Striker, though who contributed what to the concept is up for debate. The chara…
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Old Time Radio Researchers Group
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OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; OTR; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Single Episodes; The Lone Ranger; Lone Ranger; Western; Western Adventure; Western Adventure Show; Tonto; Butch Cavendish; WXYZ; William Tell Overture: Will Tell; George W. Trendle; George Trendle; Trendle, George; Trendle. George W; Fran Striker; Striker, Fran; George Seaton; Seaton, George; Earle Graser; Graser, Earl; Brace Beemer; Beemer, Brace; James Jewell; Jewell, James; Fred Foy; Foy, Fred; John Todd; Todd, John; Roland Parker; Parker, Roland; Bob Martin; Martin, Bob; James Lipton; Lipton, James; Dick Beals; Beals, Dick; Silver; Hi Ho Silver; Kemosabe; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; OTRR - 2018-12
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