[bootless]

I have never, ever heard anything like it, and I worked in radio for a long time. He sounded like he was in tremendous pain. He also went to the bathroom while his partner and a called (a woman who had survived a suicide attempt) talked - his partner prayed very urgently for him.

When he came back, he said he had taken the rope from around his neck, and actually banged it against the mike several times.

He may be an engineer or producer, someone with access to the studio and knowledge of operating the board, phone lines, and who kept a reasonably well-spoken monologue going. I’ve heard other people who were very drunk and morose talk, and they just sounded drunk and morose. He had a lot on his mind, and I think felt absolutely cornered spiritually.

And yes, there were lots of word-bombs.

I continue to pray for him.

[Binghamton_native]

Thank you for your response. When I first got up this morning I couldn't find anything about the incident and I was almost ready to think I had imagined it. Have you heard anything about whether there was anyone that was scheduled to be on the air on KFAX at that time, and if so what happened to them? If I'm listening at that hour of the morning I'm usually listening to KDOW (1220am, used to be KNTS), so I'm not familiar with KFAX early morning programming. 1220 airs reruns of their daytime programming until 3am at which time they broadcast Bill Bennett's show.

I don't think the man you heard pray was the partner. I'm pretty sure that it was the same man that had called earlier and said that he was married. But it was early, so I could be mistaken.