Mr. Knight. Well, he was the only one in Dallas radio that did any editorializing; yes.
Mr. Griffin. What did Jack say to you that would indicate that he admired McLendon?
Mr. Knight. Well, again I guess—see, Ruby had evidently listened to McLendon for years before I ever came in there, but just an overall, an overall thing. Just admired the way the guy took stands on things and the way he talked about them.
Mr. Griffin. Did he actually mention these things?
Mr. Knight. No; he didn’t have to. It was known. He didn’t, if you are getting to a point, he didn’t mention any specific editorial that Gordon did that he admired. He seemed to admire the man as a whole.
Mr. Griffin. Could his admiration for McLendon be in part affected by personal consideration that McLendon might have given Jack in plugging his Carousel Club, something like that?
Mr. Knight. I don’t think so because I think he paid for that because they were commercial spots.
Mr. Griffin. What sort of things did McLendon speak out against?
Mr. Knight. Take for instance after the assassination, he came to the defense of the Dallas Police Department.
Mr. Griffin. Well, how about before the assassination?