/internal/media/dispatcher/75126/fullO.H. "Karl" King Oral History10/02/2003Duration: 83 MinutesHi-8 videotapeOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2003.001.00360Videotaped oral history interview with O.H. "Karl" King. A broadcaster with Dallas radio station KBOX in 1963, King went live on the air moments after the Kennedy assassination. Fired that evening from the station, he spent the weekend working for United Press International and witnessed the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. The following year, King covered the Jack Ruby trial.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 2, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-three minutes long.Oral Histories6317424680Oral historyVideotaped oral history interview with O.H. "Karl" King. A broadcaster with Dallas radio station KBOX in 1963, King went live on the air moments after the Kennedy assassination. Fired that night from the station, he spent the weekend working for United Press International and witnessed the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald on Sunday. The following year, King covered the Jack Ruby trial.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 2, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-three minutes long.Oral historiesJack Ruby trialReporterBroadcast journalismLive broadcastAlbumRadioKing, KarlPate, SamRuby, JackOswald, Lee HarveyUnited Press International (UPI)KBOX station (Dallas)News Media (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Jack Ruby (OHC)Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)O.H. "Karl" King passed away on July 25, 2005. In addition to this 2003 oral history, King also participated in a 35th anniversary assassination program at the Fort Worth Press Club that was recorded by the Museum as part of the Oral History Collection. - Stephen Fagin, Curator