John Shively Knight was an American newspaper publisher and editor. He was born in Bluefield, West Virginia to Charles Landon Knight and Clara Scheifley. He attended Cornell University but never graduated, leaving early to enlist in the Army. While at Cornell he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. In 1920 he started at his father's newspaper, "The Beacon-Journal", as sportswriter, and moved up to managing editor before inheriting the paper in 1933. Wikipedia
John Shively Knight Birth: Oct. 26, 1894 Death: Jun. 16, 1981 Summit County He was a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and was the editor of The Akron Beacon Journal. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6001430
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John Shively Knight Birth: Oct. 26, 1894 Death: Jun. 16, 1981 Summit County He was a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and was the editor of The Akron Beacon Journal. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6001430
