October 21, 2002

Long Beach Mayor Beverly O-Neill appeared on CNN's "Moneyline with Lou Dobbs" to discuss the economic implications of the western port shutdown.

Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, the Democratic Senate candidate, is known as the button-down business type. But Kirk also showed he can get down. As the Dallas Morning News reports, Kirk made an appearance at the Dallas/Fort Worth Hip-Hop Summit. He was joined by Russell Simmons, chairman of Island Def Jam Records; Hip-Hop Summit Action Network President Benjamin F. Muhammad (formerly Benjamin Chavis); Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson; former NBA star Larry Johnson; County Commissioner John Wiley Price; and Dallas rapper D.O.C. Kirk told the group, "Obviously, I want you to vote for me, but please just vote."

Conference President Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino was the guest of the former mayor of Carmel-by-the-sea, Calif., director Clint Eastwood on the set of his new movie "Mystic River." Eastwood, who greeted Menino with "Welcome, Mr. Mayor," offered his thanks for the city's cooperation in getting the movie filmed in Boston. Menino also met actors Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, and Lawrence Fishburne.

Mayor Peterson Stars on the "Late Show" with David Letterman

On Thursday, October 6, Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson appeared on the CBS "Late Show" following an invitation by host David Letterman to call-in during one of the shows. Letterman who grew up in Indianapolis had been joking for weeks about renaming Interstate 465 the "Dave Letterman Expressway" and asked Mayor Peterson to call-in via telephone for an "on air" conversation about how to go about changing the name of the highway.

During previous shows, Letterman had said that he would pay $10 million for the renaming rights of the highway but once he reached the mayor via telephone, said that he would only pay for the signs. Mayor Peterson jokingly asked him, "What happened to the $10 million?" and Letterman replied, "That is a different phone call."

During the 3-5 minute conversation between Mayor Peterson and Letterman, the show's music director Paul Shaffer played a song about Indianapolis and Mayor Peterson as two dancers swayed in the background while carrying Indianapolis flags. During each intermission and before breaking for commercials, several city landmarks where flashed across the screen including the children's museum, the zoo, and the Indianapolis skyline.