More popular than Jesus quoted Lennon's comments in July, extensive protests broke out in the US, particularly throughout the Bible Belt. Some radio stations stopped playing Beatles songs, their records were publicly burned, press conferences were cancelled, and threats were made. The controversy coincided with the group's US tour in August 1966, and Lennon and Brian Epstein attempted to quell the dispute at a series of press conferences. Some tour events experienced disruption and intimidation, including a picketing by the Ku Klux Klan. Press coverage of their just-released album "Revolver" was also overshadowed by the controversy. Shortly after the controversy broke, Lennon apologised for
Dave Ward (reporter) Dave Ward (reporter) David Henry Ward (born May 6, 1939 in Huntsville, Texas) is a legendary broadcast journalist and cultural icon in Houston, Texas. He was an anchor of the weekday 6:00 pm newscast on KTRK-TV's "Eyewitness News" in Houston, Texas for more than 50 years. He joined KTRK-TV in 1966 as reporter and photographer and was promoted to his final position as weekday evening anchor in 1968, and is the longest running news anchor in American television, surpassing the late Hal Fishman in 2015. Ward claims: Ward began his career at KGKB radio while attending Tyler Junior College (class