Oswego State student Gary Ayd survives apparent assassination attempt

Fans of "The Gary Ayd Show" on SUNY Oswego's student-run radio station WNYO can breathe easy; the plot to murder the show's host has failed.

Ayd has been working for the Hudson Valley Renegades baseball team of the New York Penn League this summer. He helps produce the team's radio broadcasts in addition to conducting player interviews.

Thankfully, he was not present in the team's press box after a July 9 game against the Auburn Doubledays when this happened:



The Poughkeepsie Journal reported on July 14 that a faulty mortar shell was to blame for the mishap.