The Lone Ranger was the creation of George W. Trendle, a theater manager and a former lawyer, who, in partnership with John H. King, purchased radio station WXYZ, Detroit, in 1930. When CBS balked at some of Trendle's attempts to include...

The Lone Ranger was an American, long-running, early radio and television show created by George W. Trendle (with considerable input from station staff members), and developed by writer Fran Striker. The titular character is a masked Texas Ranger in the...

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2007. There are 335 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 30, 1968, during the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive began as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals.On this date:In...

Peter Criss has had more than his share of goodbye Kisses.He's on his third marriage, and his third breakup from Kiss, the glam-rock legends he co-founded 34 years ago. Best known for crooning the ballad "Beth," about how the rock 'n' roll lifestyle ends a...

Fund managers have to pick stocks, but fund firms have to pick the stock pickers.Choosing top talent has a big payoff: performance for shareholders, who then send in more assets from which fees are extracted. But the process is fraught with difficulties. A sampling of...

Here I am again, reluctantly counting my losses. Beloved, hated or just plain “Who cares?”, more celebrated people died in 2007 than any year in my memory. I always forget somebody, but here is the nucleus of the ones who will light up the headlines...