A SPECIAL REPORT: THE NEW YEAR

JOHNNY’S BALL: Fox TV’s first run at a live New Year’s Eve special from Times Square might not have the marquee names of the other networks, but it will be a national showcase for Southside Johnny of San Clemente. . . . He’s Johnny Lyon, the singer who moved here two years ago from the same Jersey Shore rock scene as Bruce Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt. He’s a headliner for the show, seen locally on Channel 11.