captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
what’s the précis
…Kenneth?
oh
AI Overview +6 On October 4, 1986, CBS journalist Dan Rather was attacked while walking on Park Avenue in New York City by a man who repeatedly demanded:“Kenneth, what is the frequency?“The Incident: As Rather was being punched and kicked, his assailant(s) repeated this phrase continuously. The attack was unprovoked and, according to Rather, was not a robbery as nothing was taken.The Attacker: The mystery was solved nearly a decade later when it was identified that the assailant was William Tager. Tager was a mentally ill individual who believed that television networks were beaming signals into his brain. He demanded “the frequency” to block these signals.Later Murder: In 1994, Tager killed an NBC studio tech stagehand, Campbell Montgomery, outside the Today Show studios, which led to his identification as the man who attacked Rather.Pop Culture Legacy: The bizarre incident inspired the 1994 song “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” by the band R.E.M..While initially, it was thought there were two attackers, Tager later claimed he acted alone.