- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
John S. (Jack) Knight
Knight-Ridder Corporation
1933 - 1969
Publishing & Print Media
| Military Service | Army |
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b. 1894
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| Born-Died | 1894 - 1981 |
| Birthplace | West Virginia (WV) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Head, Same Company |
Knight inherited Akron's Beacon-Journal in 1933 from his father and built it into a leading newspaper publishing conglomerate. A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Knight also had a knack for business. Through several major acquisitions including the Miami Herald, Miami Tribune, Detroit Free Press, and Philadelphia Inquirer, Knight built a formidable publishing empire. He merged his business with Ridder Publications in 1969 to create an operation with national scope.