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George W. Trendle

Cast, Writer, Director, Producer, Creator

2,489 episodes in 3 shows · 1937–1956

George W. Trendle was president and station manager of Detroit's WXYZ, the station he and partner John Kunsky bought, which began producing its own radio dramas in 1932. From staff meetings there came The Lone Ranger, which Trendle claimed credit for creating, followed by The Green Hornet and Challenge of the Yukon. He later served as executive producer of The Lone Ranger on television.

Sources: George W. Trendle, Wikipedia

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The Lone Ranger1814 · Cast, Writer, Director, Producer, Creator

1937 1

1938 120

1939 142

1940 129

1941 146

1942 150

1943 138

1944 120

1945 130

1946 145

1947 81

1948 132

1949 110

1950 32

1951 45

1952 109

1953 15

1954 36

1955 27

1956 6

Challenge of the Yukon374 · Producer, Creator

1943 1

1947 2

1948 49

1949 116

1950 91

1951 63

1952 47

1953 4

1955 1

The Green Hornet301 · Cast, Producer, Creator

1938 2

1939 30

1940 19

1941 8

1942 7

1943 22

1944 47

1945 42

1946 40

1947 39

1948 24

1949 1

1952 20

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