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The 9/11 Crank Caller and Radio Shark
from Episode 149 - Ron Bennington (Live from Moontower) · #149
3 min
Ron recounts a notorious crank caller named "the radio shark" who called in during 9/11 news coverage, leading to a near physical confrontation outside the studio.
- Tim received a prank call from someone named the Radio Shark on the night of 9/11 while doing local New York radio.
- The Radio Shark was a complete degenerate and one of the worst people Tim had ever met, leading him to yell at the caller on air.
- Tim's daughter Gail was in the studio that night because he'd grabbed her from school after the trains shut down.
- After yelling at the caller, Tim walked outside and encountered a six-foot-four beefy guy who he thought he'd have to fight.
- Tim's strategy would have been to go for the guy's legs, slam his knees, and run—crediting Florida training for the tactic.
- The big guy turned out to be someone looking for human connection, telling Tim he was as scared as a little kid, prompting Tim's response about the word being gay.
Radio Shark