Fred
Foy receiving the Golden Voice of Radio Award at the Golden Boot
Awards of 2004 | |
Shortly
after graduating high school in 1938, Fred Foy started his career
in broadcasting with a part-time position at WMBC, a 250-watt independent
station in Detroit. He moved to WXYZ in 1942. During World War II,
Foy joined the U.S. army and served in Armed Forces Radio stationed
in Cairo. After the war, Foy returned to WXYZ in Detroit. He took
over the position of announcer and narrator for The Lone Ranger
radio program beginning July 2, 1948 and continuing until the series
ended on September 3, 1954. He was famous for providing the dramatic
introduction to the radio series (1948-1954) and also recorded the
introduction for the television series (1949-57). (via
Wikipedia)
Fred Foy was inducted into the Radio
Hall of Fame in 2000.
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