Nancy Foy said her father worked as an actor before landing the job as the announcer and narrator on "The Lone Ranger" radio show in 1948. The show's live lead-in introduced its masked cowboy hero and ...

When Foy was the announcer for “The Dick Cavett Show,” the introduction to “The Lone Ranger” became part of the show’s warm-up routine. “Up in my dressing room, I could just overhear,” Cavett said as ...

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Here's the classic Lone Ranger theme for those that love it. Several episodes of the series (some with Clayton Moore's replacement, Johhn Hart) are available at HoughsVideos.50Megs.Com ...

BOSTON (AP) - Fred Foy, the announcer best known for his passionate lead-in to "The Lone Ranger," has died at his Massachusetts home. His daughter says he died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 89.

BOSTON — Fred Foy, the announcer best known for his passionate lead-in to ‘‘The Lone Ranger,’’ has died at his Massachusetts home.

Fred Foy, an announcer best known for his booming, passionate lead-ins to "The Lone Ranger" radio and television series, died Wednesday of natural causes at his Woburn, Mass., home, his daughter said.