10.23.2014

Made in Detroit

The Lone Ranger, 1937: Conjuring the Magic of the Radio Age | LIFE.com

"Eighty years ago, in 1933, with the unmistakable thunder of the William Tell Overture pounding from the speaker and a stirring shout of ‘Hi-yo, Silver! Away!’ the indelible hero—the creation of radio station-owner George Trendle and writer Fran Striker—made his debut on Detroit’s WXYZ radio. "

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