I have to admit that me and my coworkers are fascinated by this. A homeless Boston man has been tracked and interviewed by WBCN 104.1 for over a year now. They have even sent a 21 year old staff member to befriend him and even sleep where he sleeps and get good interviews.
I normally can’t stand this type of thing but they treat the Chili Guy really well. He gets paid in cash, they throw big parties for him where he can make serious money through photo-ops, send beautiful girls to strip for him, and they even offered him an all expenses paid trip to the Superbowl which he refused for reasons that are unique to him.
My favorite interview is Lawyer Chilli
Further interviews can be found here.