Tampa’s community access station TBCN, known for its anything-goes culture, garnered national attention for a run-in on The Bleepin’ Truth, produced and hosted by Chris Krimitsos. A guest, token Republican Tony Katz, squared off in a debate against Joe Redner, a fel-low who’s been known to get under people’s skin. When Joe called Katz fat, well that did it: Katz stormed off the set, hurling profani-ties at the renowned strip club owner. And he threw more than indelicate words; he also launched a wicker stool that hit Redner’s shoulder and nicked his ear. bleepintruth.com.
This article appears in Sep 12-18, 2007.