He reportedly died, age 69, from injuries in a collision with his scooter, but police would not release information about the circumstances.
When news spread last week that Robert W. Knight had died, it was as if fans had lost a touchstone to their youth and the days of Top 40 AM radio.Born James Wilkinson in Montreal, Knight began his career in Pointe-Claire, Que., with CFOX, but came to Ottawa after that station switched to an all-news format in 1977. He landed a job with fledgling CFGO — “The Go 14” — which was then challenging powerhouse CFRA. He took the name Robert W. Knight because it sounded better over the air.
“With the BBM numbers, you can compare quarter hours. And they’d compare notes. Mark would say, ‘Look, I got you in the 6:15-6:30.’ And Robert would say, ‘But I got you in 6:30 to 6:45.’ It was a pretty big deal.” In the early 80s, Knight even did a stint as one of Canada’s first VJs, hosting a weekend music video show for CHRO-TV.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamWhen CFGO switched to a sports format, Knight moved to The Bear, giving that station a live DJ on weekends, when most stations used syndicated shows.
One friend asked Knight why he never left Ottawa for a bigger market. “Why? And become Robert W. Who?” he replied.
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