Fred Foy, the radio announcer best-known for calling out "Hi-Yo, Silver!" in his passionate lead-in to The Lone Ranger, has died at his home near Boston.

His daughter, Nancy Foy, said her father died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 89.

Foy worked as an actor before landing the job as the announcer on The Lone Ranger in 1948.

Radio historian Jim Harson said Foy's dramatic introduction, performed over and over for the live program, was so good it "made many people forget there were others before him."

Nancy Foy said that to the end of his life, her father never tired of repeating the intro to anyone who would ask.

The full intro as it was heard on radio: "Hi-Yo, Silver! A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty 'Hi-Yo Silver'... The Lone Ranger! With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early West. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoof-beats of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again!"

Foy narrated the radio series until its end in 1954. He is also heard on The Green Hornet and Challenge of the Yukon.

In 1960, Foy joined the ABC announcing staff in New York and announced for The Dick Cavett Show as well as announcing radio news documentaries for the network.

Fred Foy is survived by his wife of 63 years, Frances Foy, and their three children.