Graham Lawrence Knight (17 February 1949 – 3 September 2009) was a British broadcaster, journalist and author.
Graham Knight | |
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 Knight, photographed in December 2008. | |
| Born | Graham Lawrence Knight 17 February 1949 |
| Died | 3 September 2009 (aged 60) Nottingham, England |
| Career | |
| Station(s) | BRMB, Blue Danube Radio, Radio Trent, BBC Radio Derby, BBC Radio 2 |
Personal life
editKnight was born in Sorrento Maternity Hospital, Moseley, Birmingham, England. He died in Nottingham, England, survived by two children, Matthew and Paul and his wife Cherry.
He was an avid collector of autographed books, many of whom were of authors he'd interviewed. He also collected spectacles.
In 1977, he joined the Nottingham Sports Car Club and was a commentator for their September Donington Park race meeting. He also sprinted a Mini at Curborough.
Career
editCadbury's
editBefore moving into journalism, Knight worked in the packaging team at Cadbury's in Bournville, where he met his wife.
Radio
editHospital Radio
editGraham started his career in broadcasting by volunteering on hospital radio in Birmingham.
Radio Trent
editAfter moving to Nottingham in the mid-1970s, Graham was one of the founder DJs on Nottingham's Radio Trent as it launched in July 1975, where he presented the Phone-in Show, 'Trent Talkback'.[1] Other DJs included John Peters, Jeff Cooper, Kid Jensen and Guy Morris. Graham also had semi regular shows on the English speaking Austrian station Blue Danube Radio, as had his colleague at Trent, Dale Winton.
BRMB Radio
editHe returned home to Birmingham when he joined commercial station BRMB to present the evening show.
BBC Radio Derby
editGraham joined BBC Radio Derby in 1983 and presented the mid-morning show for 14 years.[2]
BBC Radio 2
editGraham presented the Weekend Early Breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 for four years, between 1988 and the end of 1991.[3]
Retail
editFrom 2002 to his death, Graham owned and ran a specialist Tea, Coffee and Chocolate shop in Sherwood, Nottingham called 'General Store',[4] selling a range of packed and loose teas and coffees, including his own blends, and unique imports such as 'Georgian Old Lady' and 'Georgian Old Gentleman'.[5]
Other organisations
editGraham had been a regional board member of the National Trust,[6] and played a critical part in setting up the Derwent Valley Trust[7] during its creation of the National Heritage Corridor in Derbyshire between 2001 and 2007 whilst studying for an MA in Conservation Management. He also helped establish a journalism section on the Amnesty International website and co-wrote the book Outings in the Peak District with Lindsay Porter.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Tributes to Trent DJ and teashop owner". Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Aircheck Radio Museum Presenter Photographs". Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ "Period Life's General Store, Nottingham".
- ^ "Boughton's Coffee House" (PDF). June 2005: 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2008.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Board of the National Trust (Enterprises) Limited" (PDF). The Governance of the National Trust: 56. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2008.
- ^ Derwent Valley Trust Annual Report 2001, 2001
- ^ "Outings in the Peak District by Graham Knight and Lindsay Porter". www.alibris.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2009.