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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                   OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) October 24, 2005


                          LYNCH INTERACTIVE CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


     Delaware                   1-15097                 06-1458056
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    (State or other          (Commission File         (IRS Employer
    Jurisdiction of             Number)               Identification)
    Incorporation)


                  401 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, New York 10580
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


        Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 914-921-8821


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ITEM 5.   Appointment of Principal Officer.
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     Effective October 24, 2005, Mr. John Barnicle, 41, became the corporation's
President and Chief  Operating  Officer.  On November 15, 2005 Mr. Barnicle will
become the  corporation's  Chief  Executive  Officer.  For a description  of Mr.
Barnicle's  background and experience,  see the press release attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.

     Mr. Barnicle is employed under an employment agreement pursuant to which he
is entitled to a salary  initially  set at $350,000  per year,  as well as other
customary  benefits,  and to a bonus in respect of each calendar year. His bonus
has been set at a minimum of $35,000 in respect of 2005; a minimum of 40% of his
base salary in respect of 2006; and thereafter in a range from 0% to 300% of his
base salary, as determined by the Executive  Compensation and Benefits Committee
of the  Board,  based on  attainment  of  objectives  set by that  committee  in
consultation with the Mr. Barnicle.

     In the event of a termination of his  employment,  Mr. Barnicle is entitled
under  certain  circumstances,  to  severance  payments  from  the  corporation,
including  a payment of 2.99 times his base  salary in the event of a "change in
control"  of the  corporation,  as  that  term  is  defined  in  the  employment
agreement.

     Attached as Exhibit  99.1 is a copy of the press  release  announcing  that
Lynch Interactive Corporation has named John Barnicle President and CEO.

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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant  to  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  the
Registrant has duly caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                               LYNCH INTERACTIVE CORPORATION


                                               /s/ John A. Cole
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                                               John A. Cole
                                               Vice President, General
                                               Counsel and Secretary


Date: October 26, 2005

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1--Press Release of Lynch Interactive Corporation,  dated October 24,
              2005.

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