Robert knight wbai biography

Happier days: David Henderson, Robert Knight, and the author

[In Memorium]

A Giant of New York Journalism is no more. Robert Knight, a major figure in New York media, widely published in both the Black and corporate Press, a voice heard on the BBC, NPR, and most notably, Pacifica Radio’s New York affiliate, WBAI-FM, and a winner of numerous awards in journalism, including the prestigious GEORGE POLK AWARD, has died.

He was 64.

As I said elsewhere, I repeat here.

Robert Knight was one of those dudes who was so smart, and SOOOOOO funny, you’d leave his presence with a hurting head, from thinking so much, and a sore belly, from LAUGHING YOUR ASS OFF.

He will be missed.

I had heard about Robert’s passing at of all places, on Face Book, a social media network he detested. A colleague of ours from WBAI Radio that I am also friends with over there, Shelton Whalden, had sent me a text with the news.

I immediately sent out other text notes to other friends there asking if they had