Police investigate Red Sox banner hung from radio tower
Police are trying to find who climbed Galaxy Communications' 250-ft tower for WTLB-AM Utica-Rome NY and hung a homemade Red Sox flag from the top after Boston beat the Yankees to win the American League pennant. The flag, which says "BoSox: Curse This," was discovered early last Thursday. Galaxy GM Michael Ninnie told the Observer-Dispatch the tower is only two feet wide and portions are electrified. Also, a chilly rain was falling after the Red Sox's 10-to-3 win over the Yankees Wednesday night: "The person who did this took their life into their own hands," he said.
Galaxy plans to have the flag removed from the tower today.
O'Reilly accuser willing to settle?
According to the NY Daily News, Andrea Mackris may be ready to settle her sex-harassment battle with Fox TV host Bill O'Reilly. Mackris' lawyer, Benedict Morelli, made a back-channel overture to O'Reilly's team on Tuesday, according to a source close to O'Reilly. Morelli called Court TV anchor Lisa Bloom when he heard she would be discussing the case on air with Bo Dietl, a private eye who has been gathering information on Mackris for O'Reilly's lawyers, the source said.
The source said Morelli asked Bloom to tell Dietl that Mackris is "willing to settle."
Sources said Bloom agreed to act as go-between and told Dietl off-camera that Mackris was ready to deal.
"It seemed like she was trying to broker a deal," according to one witness to the discussion. "She said, 'This thing should be settled.'"
Sources close to O'Reilly's team have hinted that Mackris may need the money. Yesterday, an Internet news site reported it had a financial report showing Mackris is almost 100,000 in debt. The claim, made by the Drudge Report, has not been confirmed.
"Talk Radio Heavyweight Battle Royale" held Friday
The 2004 presidential election is one of the most hotly contested in history - and where else has the battle been hotter than on the talk radio circuit? On 10/22 some of the nation's most widely heard mouths from both the Left and Right took the stage in the only event of its kind in the "Talk Radio Heavyweight Battle Royale," sponsored by Talkers Magazine in conjunction with the Heritage Foundation. The hosts were Michael Harrison, Editor, Talker's Magazine, and Rebecca Hagelin, VP/Communications and Marketing, The Heritage Foundation
The participants:
Featuring, on the Left:
Alan Colmes
Fox Radio Network
Lionel
WOR Radio Network
Karen Hunter
WWRL New York
Stephanie Miller
Jones Radio Network
Thom Hartmann
The Thom Hartmann Show
and, on the Right:
Bill Bennett
Salem Radio Network
Michael Graham
WMAL The Nation's Capital
Steve Malzberg
WABC New York
Shmuley Boteach
Liberty Broadcasting
Dom Giordano
WPHT Philadelphia
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