Dan Rather has identified the mysterious man who more than 10 years ago yelled, "Kenneth, what's the frequency?" before knocking the CBS anchorman to the ground and repeatedly kicking him.
Rather said the man is William Tager, who is now in prison for shooting an NBC technician to death outside the "Today" show studios in 1994.Rather was confronted at about 11 p.m. on Oct. 4, 1986, on Park Avenue as he walked home from a friend's apartment. After being knocked down, Rather was kicked in the neck and kidneys before he could summon help.
The attack had been a mystery to Rather, of the "CBS Evening News With Dan Rather." He identified Tager after he was shown pictures of the man by the Daily News.
"There's no doubt in my mind that this is the person," he said Tuesday.