It was 14 years ago yesterday that Dan Rather joined REM on stage at Madison Square Garden for “Whats the Frequency Kenneth?” I was unaware that the song was written based on an incident in 1985 where Dan Rather was mugged, and one of his assailants kept on screaming “Kenneth, what’s the frequency?” I read yesterday that they attacked him because they believed that the media had taken control of him. Naturally, learning all of this made me think of which current news anchor I would most like to beat up because the media has taken contron of them. Matt Lauer is too cool and Katie Couric is too hot. I think I would have to go with Sam Champion, even though he is only a weather anchor, I’ve always carried some serious hate for the guy. I cannot find any factual evidence, but I’m almost positive that Sam Champion is not his real name. We all know that his predecessor, Frank Field, changed his name to Storm Field for dramatic effect, so I don’t doubt that Sam Champion’s real name is Porter McElroy or something like that.