The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952. We wanted to syndicate famous Bible stories and sell them for $25 a show.

I started radio in 1950 on the Lone Ranger radio program, a dramatic show that emanated from Detroit when I was 18 years old and just beginning college. I did that for a couple of years.

I probably would be continuing to do voice-overs, continuing to do cartoon shows, and at the same time I'd probably be on a sitcom or a dramatic television show.

I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications.

Basically, radio hasn't changed over the years.

Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for stars.

If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit.