what's the frequency kenneth
What%27s the Frequency%2C Kenneth%3F by R.E.M. Songfacts. This song is about an incident that took place on October 4, 1986, when the CBS news anchor Dan Rather was attacked on a New York City sidewalk by a crazed man yelling Kenneth, what is the frequency.. The man turned out to be William Tager, who was caught after he killed a stagehand outside of the Today show studios on August 31, 1994.