 Aggies have also made a mark on pop culture . Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett , who often strummed their guitars on the porch of their Northgate home , have become popular country singers . Rip Torn is a veteran of the silver screen and Neal Boortz is a nationally syndicated talk show host with the sixth largest listening audience in the United States . Wen Ho Lee , a doctoral graduate of A & M , became the subject of a 1999 espionage investigation ; though arrested , charges were dropped in 2000 . 
