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By Corey Deitz, About.com Guide to Radio since 2002

Boston Area Radio Host Beaten, Robbed While in NYC

Saturday September 20, 2008
Pelagio De La Cruz, a co-host on the WESX-AM's "Connecion Hispanica" was "...repeatedly smashed in the head with a baseball bat and left unconscious by a gang of thugs who robbed him..." while on a visit to New York City according to bostonherald.com.

Surveillance video of the incident was release by authorities and can be seen here.

WESX-AM is licensed to Salem, Massachusetts and is a multicultural radio station. You can listen online at www.wesx1230am.com.

Related: The Danger Of Being In The Public Eye - The List of Murdered DJs and Radio Hosts

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