CARLATA BRADLEY

Brace Beemer, center, with The Lone Ranger cast in the
WXYZ studios.

With the stirring notes of the William Tell Overture and a shout
of “Hi-yo, Silver! Away!” "The Lone Ranger" debuts on Detroit’s
WXYZ radio station on January 31, 1933.

The creation of station-owner George Trendle and writer Fran
Striker, the “masked rider of the plains” became one of the most
popular and enduring western heroes of the 20th century.

Joined by his trusty steed, Silver, and Native American scout,
Tonto, the Lone Ranger battled western outlaws and rebel
Native Americans.

Fred Foy’s ‘Lone Ranger’ lead-in became the best-known introduction in radio history. He died of natural causes
in 2010 at age 89.

The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held on January 25, 1949
at the Hollywood Athletic Club.

The awards recognize excellence in television (which in the
1940s was a novel medium).

Hollywood’s first television academy had been founded three
years earlier by Sydney Cassyd, a former film editor for Frank
Capra who later worked as a grip at Paramount Studios and
an entertainment journalist.

Sydney Cassyd (1908 – 2000) 

       

Kevin Michael Costner, actor,singer and filmmaker, is 70 years
old today.  

Born in Lynwood, California, Costner has received various
accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden
Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Costner rose to prominence starring in such films as The
Untouchables (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams
(1989), JFK (1991), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991),
The Bodyguard (1992), and A Perfect World (1993).

Kevin Costner directed and starred in the western epic
Dances with Wolves (1990), for which he won two
Academy Awards: Best Picture and Best Director.

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2019

Bruce Willis showed his appreciation for those keeping
everyone in Los Angeles safe during the devastating
fires.  (Emma Heming Willis Instagram)

The "Die Hard" star was making a rare public appearance since announcing his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis in 2023.
(FOX NEWS)