Sentence:  Sponsor quotes John McLendon of the McLendon-Ebony station group as saying that the Southern Negro is becoming conscious of quality and and `` does not wish to be associated with radio which is any way degrading to his race ; he <WSD>tends</WSD> to shy away from the hooting and hollering personalities that originally made Negro radio programs famous '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined