‘Lone Ranger’ and ‘Green Hornet’ featured on Golden Age of Radio
Fountain Hills group convenes
Posted 12/27/23
Return to those thrilling days of “The Lone Ranger” and “The Green Hornet” at Golden Age of Radio Thursday, Jan. 4, at 1 p.m. in the Town of Fountain Hills Community Center.
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First electronic medium
‘Lone Ranger’ and ‘Green Hornet’ featured on Golden Age of Radio
Fountain Hills group convenes
Golden Age of Radio is ready for its first meeting of 2024. (Metro Creative)
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Return to those thrilling days of “The Lone Ranger” and “The Green Hornet” at Golden Age of Radio Thursday, Jan. 4, at 1 p.m. in the Town of Fountain Hills Community Center.
“The Lone Ranger” was the most popular fictional western of all time on radio, according to a press release. The program was the creation of Detroit radio station WXYZ in hopes of building an audience during the depths of the Great Depression.
Golden Age of Radio will replay a special anniversary broadcast of “The Lone Ranger” that traces the origins and history of this iconic hero of the Old West.
In 1936, WXYZ created “The Green Hornet” as a spin-off from its “Lone Ranger” radio series. In fact, “The Green Hornet” was a modern-day treatment of the successful western with a family twist in which the “Lone Ranger” was the granduncle of the up-to-date “Green Hornet,” the release read.
Many classic radio programs such as these are contained in the Golden Age of Radio’s Bruce Florence Library, an extensive collection of timeless broadcasts on records, cassette tapes and CDs.
Membership in the Community Center is required to attend Golden Age of Radio meetings. For more information, contact Bill Whittaker at 480-837-7961 or the Community Center at 480-816-5200.
From the twilight of the Jazz Age to the dawn of the Space Age, The Golden Age of Radio celebrates the reign of the first electronic medium, the then-modern miracle that brought news, entertainment and information into homes throughout a significant period of history.
