Former New York mayor Ed Koch delivered a radio address on anti-semitism.
Ed Koch, mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989,was a regular commentator on Bloomberg Radio until his death in 2013. On 7 December 2002, he delivered a commentary dealing with his perception that western society is experiencing its most 'virulent anti-Semitic period since Hitler and Stalin' and offered a list of new year's resolutions regarding people and institutions he would shun for being anti-Israel. Transcripts of that commentary (reproduced above) have since been posted to a variety of web sites.Just to be sure this information was accurate, we contacted Bloomberg Radio for verification and received an affirmative response:Hello and thank you for your inquiry. Former Mayor Ed Koch is a regular commentator on Bloomberg Radio. On 7 December 2002, Mr. Koch delivered a commentary on our 'Bloomberg On the Weekend' broadcast in which he postulated a growing anti-semitism in America and elsewhere in the western world. He asserted that public broadcasting had an anti-Israeli attitude and declared he would no longer contribute. I hope this answers your question, and I invite you to listen to us each weekend for Ed Koch and much more. If you are in the greater New York area you will find us on Bloomberg Radio, WBBR, 1130 on your AM radio dial. Elsewhere we can be heard on the internet at http:/www.bloomberg.net/radio. Sincerely, Wes Richards, Host.
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