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Lone Ranger Hit Detroit Airwaves 80 Years Ago Today

January 30, 2013

The adventures of the Lone Ranger and Tonto thrilled national audiences in the 1940’s and 50’s. But the serial made its debut on a Detroit RADIO station 80 years ago today. WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter talked about the history of the Lone Ranger with University of Michigan professor and media historian Tim Kiska…