9. Bill O’Reilly

The voice of this brash Westbury native reaches not only across Long Island, but deep into the ears of right-wing America. In a surprise twist, he recently teamed up with U.S. Sen. John Kerry and LI’s own U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY), to work toward expansion of GI Bill legislation to give vets better health, education and housing benefits. The Fox News Channel political talk show host has been a vocal proponent of Jessica’s Law in New York State, named in memory of Jessica Lunsford, the 9-year-old who was abducted and sexually assaulted before being brutally murdered. The law mandates a minimum sentence of 25 years and a maximum of life in prison for first-time child sex offenders. Despite his media fame and love of controversy, he has stayed close to home, and even still pals around with his buddies from grade school.