"The Lone Ranger" radio program was created by George W. Trendle (photo insert) and Fran Striker. First aired on Trendle's radio station WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan, in 1933. The radio series was carried by more than 400 American stations by the end of the decade. The Michigan Radio Network then the original Mutual Radio Network. Later on the ABC Radio Network and lastly in syndication by the ad agency representing General Mills, the sponsor. Cheerios, Wheaties and Betty Crocker products. The Lone Ranger’s theme song, Gioachino Rossini’s William Tell overture, became a familiar piece of music in every child’s repertoire, and it was radio that made “Hi-yo, Silver, away!” a familiar exclamation. The most familiar voice of The Lone Ranger was that of Brace Beemer. The familiar opening announcement and narrations in the later series were by Fred Foy.