Título: Dan Rather
Seção: "Kenneth, what is the frequency?"
Background: Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr.  was born on October 31, 1931, in Wharton County, Texas, the son of Daniel Irvin Rather, Sr., a ditch digger, and the former Byrl Veda Page. The Rathers moved to Houston, where Dan attended Love Elementary School and Hamilton Middle School. He graduated in 1950 from John H. Reagan High School in Houston. In 1953, he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Sam Houston State University where he was editor of the school newspaper, The Houstonian.

Conteúdo: On October 4, 1986, while walking along Park Avenue to his apartment in Manhattan, Rather was attacked and punched from behind by a man who demanded to know "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" while a second assailant chased and beat him. As the assailant pummeled and kicked Rather, he kept repeating the question. In describing the incident, Rather said, "I got mugged. Who understands these things? I didn't and I don't now. I didn't make a lot of it at the time and I don't now. I wish I knew who did it and why, but I have no idea." Until the crime was resolved years later, Rather's description of the bizarre crime led some to doubt the veracity of his account, although the doorman and building supervisor who rescued Rather fully confirmed his version of events.  The assault remained unsolved for some time, and was referenced multiple times in popular culture. The phrase "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" became a popular-culture reference over the years, such as in a scene in the graphic novel Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by cartoonist Daniel Clowes. In 1994, the band R.E.M. released the song "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" on their album Monster. Rather later sang with R.E.M. during a sound check prior to a gig at New York's Madison Square Garden, which was shown the following night on the Late Show with David Letterman before their performance of "Crush with Eyeliner".  In 1997, a TV critic writing in the New York Daily News solved the mystery, publishing a photo of the al

user: What does Kenneth, what is the frequency reference?

assistant: Rather was attacked and punched from behind by a man who demanded to know "Kenneth, what is the frequency?"

user: Why did he ask that?

assistant: Who understands these things? I didn't and I don't now. I didn't make a lot of it at the time and I don't now.

user: Did anyone help Dan Rather?

assistant: the doorman and building supervisor who rescued Rather fully confirmed his version of events.

user: Was the crime ever solved?

assistant: In 1997, a TV critic writing in the New York Daily News solved the mystery, publishing a photo of the alleged assailant,

user: Who wrote a song about the incident?

assistant: In 1994, the band R.E.M. released the song "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" on their album Monster.

user: Who was the man who attacked Dan Rather?

assistant: William Tager, who received a 12 1/2 -to-25-year prison sentence for killing NBC stagehand Campbell Montgomery outside The Today Show studio in 1994.

user: Why did he say he attacked Dan Rather?

assistant: Tager claimed he thought television networks were beaming signals into his brain.

user: Is he still in prison?

assistant: Tager was paroled in October 2010 and is believed to be living in New York City.