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I heard the whirring of the
helicopter blades before I saw
the big bird fl ying toward me
over the treetops of the Montauk
Airport.
As the helicopter — belonging
to Sean Hannity — gracefully
dropped to its designated spot
and taxied to a stop, the pilot
stepped out to open the door
for my great friend Geraldo
Rivera, who exited with his
beautiful wife Erica Levy,
her arms fi lled with newspapers
and her computer.
We pulled my car up
onto the short runway to
the helicopter, where we
greeted Geraldo and Erica
and picked up their bags,
as they had spent the previous
night at Sean’s home.
We drove a few
miles together
Bill and Geraldo on
the “phone” with Sean
Hannity. Together,
they are the “Three
Musketeers” of giving!
to Bill O’Reilly’s beautiful
home perched on the edge of
the ocean in Montauk. He was
waiting at the door to greet us as
we drove into his pebbled driveway.
I noticed his black car in
the garage with press plates like
mine.
As I walked into the sun-fi lled
house, my eyes popped as I saw
ahead of me the glass wall of the
living room with its spectacular,
breathtaking views of the
Atlantic Ocean.
We walked out onto the deck
to feel the ocean breezes. I
couldn’t take my eyes off the
lush green lawn leading to a
waterfront deck inches from the
ocean. I just stood there transfi
xed by the view.
We had come to Bill’s home
for lunch and to talk about Life’s
The ‘Three Musketeers’
help Life’s WORC
WORC’s upcoming 50th anniversary
celebration, where the
three of us will be recognized
for our lifetime of fi ghting for
the cause.
Following Geraldo’s lead, Bill
and Sean joined him in committing
$50,000 to the cause
they have been
supporting
for years.
Bill has created a foundation
in his parents’ name and
has generously raised more than
$30 million for causes, such as
providing high-tech wheelchairs
for injured veterans.
Now, the three marvelous men
— all brought up on Long Island
— are supporting a cause in
their own backyard by helping
Life’s WORC — an organization
that helps more than 1,000 people
with developmental disabilities
and on the autism spectrum
in warm, loving group homes
and day programs supporting
them and their families.
We were talking about how
these “Th ree Musketeers” can
help us to create a legacy fund
for Life’s WORC.
I laughed loudly when Geraldo
got Sean on the phone via his
Apple Watch and
brought it to Bill to
say hello and thank them for
their support! What a world!
Aft er a delicious lunch of lobster
salad, Bill took us on a tour
of his well planned house.
He shared with me that about
seven years ago, he found the
piece of property when he was
driving down a Montauk road
and noticed a sign. Th ere were
small houses sitting surrounded
by high weeds, but he immediately
fell in love with the property’s
potential and superb views.
Within six months, local
building legend Joe Farrell built
him his spacious, but warm and
well laid out home.
Geraldo steps offff the helicopter
he borrowed from Sean Hannity.
During my tour, I was delighted
to follow the 6’ 4” Bill down
the steps to the basement to
see his unique art collection of
antique movie posters and one
of a kind fl ags from the Vietnam
War days.
He showed us a photo as he
told us the remarkable story of
the battleship where his grandfather
served in World War II.
I especially appreciated his
framed copy of a Chicago daily
newspaper blasting in big type
“Dewey Beats Truman,” a great
collectible of a whopper of a mistake
made in wrongly calling the
election!
As a great fan of his many historic
novels, I was impressed to
hear about his research and writing
of his latest book, “Killing
the Killers,” which takes readers
deep inside the global war
on terror.
He candidly admitted that
writing the book himself was
“the hardest” he ever had to
write.
“We had to obtain classifi ed
material about each killing,” he
said. “You will not believe what
is in this book.”
He expects it to be out in 2022.
I’m pre-ordering my book on
Amazon and can’t wait to read it!
We then visited the space he
had set up as a broadcasting
room, where he does his celebrated
radio shows and podcasts
that are carried by over 300
stations nationally and internationally.
It was hard to pull myself away,
but Geraldo and Erica had to
catch a plane back to their home
in Cleveland, Ohio.
With great appreciation and
joy, we parted aft er planning our
campaign to raise much-needed
dollars for a legacy for Life’s
WORC.
Stay tuned for more of the
accomplishments of these modern
day “Th ree Musketeers.”
Bill and Geraldo out
on Bill’s Montauk
deck overlooking
the ocean.
Geraldo’s wife Erica
Levy checks Bill’s
collection of original
old movie posters.
Bill (standing to the left of the
nun) showed us an old school
photo taken during his time as a
student at St. Brigid’s School in
Westbury. A look at Bill’s broadcasting room.
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