Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn

No. Now, you want to talk about somebody who'd use nothing but anger to drive what they was talking about. It was clear he was mad. Now, he could be smooth with how he delivered the knife into your rib cage, but you was going to get the knife messing around with my dad.

No. Now, you want to talk about somebody who'd use nothing but anger to drive what they was talking about. It was clear he was mad. Now, he could be smooth with how he delivered the knife into your rib cage, but you was going to get the knife messing around with my dad.

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Yeah. So my dad was the first black announcer at pretty much most stations he worked at in the 1950s and 60s. doing news for the most part. And so he got with some people up in Chicago and decided to create the National Black Network. And the National Black Network was a series of syndicated news stories and articles and programs that would be sent out to black radio stations across the country.

Yeah. So my dad was the first black announcer at pretty much most stations he worked at in the 1950s and 60s. doing news for the most part. And so he got with some people up in Chicago and decided to create the National Black Network. And the National Black Network was a series of syndicated news stories and articles and programs that would be sent out to black radio stations across the country.

Yeah. So my dad was the first black announcer at pretty much most stations he worked at in the 1950s and 60s. doing news for the most part. And so he got with some people up in Chicago and decided to create the National Black Network. And the National Black Network was a series of syndicated news stories and articles and programs that would be sent out to black radio stations across the country.

And it was simply black. It was the first of its kind, news for black people on black stations. So my father was the co-founder of this joint up in Chicago at WVON. And they're looking for reporters. And my dad gets pulled over by a cop. And the cop has a really deep voice. And the cop goes, hey, man. And my dad goes to the cop. He's getting a ticket. He's in the middle of getting a ticket.

And it was simply black. It was the first of its kind, news for black people on black stations. So my father was the co-founder of this joint up in Chicago at WVON. And they're looking for reporters. And my dad gets pulled over by a cop. And the cop has a really deep voice. And the cop goes, hey, man. And my dad goes to the cop. He's getting a ticket. He's in the middle of getting a ticket.

And it was simply black. It was the first of its kind, news for black people on black stations. So my father was the co-founder of this joint up in Chicago at WVON. And they're looking for reporters. And my dad gets pulled over by a cop. And the cop has a really deep voice. And the cop goes, hey, man. And my dad goes to the cop. He's getting a ticket. He's in the middle of getting a ticket.

And my dad goes, yeah, man, you have a nice voice. You should quit the police force and come work for me. And the cop was like, what the hell are you talking about? Yeah, you have a nice voice. You have a voice for radio. You should be on the radio. You shouldn't be out here doing this. And my dad gave the cop his card, and the cop he gave the card to was Don Cornelius.

And my dad goes, yeah, man, you have a nice voice. You should quit the police force and come work for me. And the cop was like, what the hell are you talking about? Yeah, you have a nice voice. You have a voice for radio. You should be on the radio. You shouldn't be out here doing this. And my dad gave the cop his card, and the cop he gave the card to was Don Cornelius.

And my dad goes, yeah, man, you have a nice voice. You should quit the police force and come work for me. And the cop was like, what the hell are you talking about? Yeah, you have a nice voice. You have a voice for radio. You should be on the radio. You shouldn't be out here doing this. And my dad gave the cop his card, and the cop he gave the card to was Don Cornelius.

Officer Don Cornelius of the Chicago Police Department. He'd only been on the force a year. He quit, started working at WVON as a reporter, got an itch for media, eventually came up with a brainchild for a show like Dick Clark's American Bandstand. And he goes to my father and goes, hey, man, I'm taking up money, you know, if you want to be an investor in this show.

Officer Don Cornelius of the Chicago Police Department. He'd only been on the force a year. He quit, started working at WVON as a reporter, got an itch for media, eventually came up with a brainchild for a show like Dick Clark's American Bandstand. And he goes to my father and goes, hey, man, I'm taking up money, you know, if you want to be an investor in this show.

Officer Don Cornelius of the Chicago Police Department. He'd only been on the force a year. He quit, started working at WVON as a reporter, got an itch for media, eventually came up with a brainchild for a show like Dick Clark's American Bandstand. And he goes to my father and goes, hey, man, I'm taking up money, you know, if you want to be an investor in this show.

And my pops gave Don Cornelius some of the money to shoot the pilot for Soul Train. Now, where the story takes a turn is that it took Don Cornelius too long to sell the show. And we're talking about, like, my dad gave me, like, let's just say $1,000, which is a gajillion billion dollars in 1960. In today's dollars.

And my pops gave Don Cornelius some of the money to shoot the pilot for Soul Train. Now, where the story takes a turn is that it took Don Cornelius too long to sell the show. And we're talking about, like, my dad gave me, like, let's just say $1,000, which is a gajillion billion dollars in 1960. In today's dollars.

And my pops gave Don Cornelius some of the money to shoot the pilot for Soul Train. Now, where the story takes a turn is that it took Don Cornelius too long to sell the show. And we're talking about, like, my dad gave me, like, let's just say $1,000, which is a gajillion billion dollars in 1960. In today's dollars.