This is the anniversary of a very important event. It was the debut on Detroit WXYZ radio station of the series “The Lone Ranger”, with the stirring notes of the William Tell Overture and a shout of “Hi-yo, Silver! Away!”
The Lone Ranger made a seemingly effortless transition from radio to motion pictures and television. The televised version of The Lone Ranger, starring Clayton Moore as the masked man, became ABC’s first big hit in the early 1950s. Remaining on the air until 1957, the program helped define the golden age of the TV Western and inspired dozens of imitators like The Range Rider, The Roy Rogers Show and The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok.

