Victor Knauth

Victor Whitman Knauth (10 June 1895 – 2 September 1977) was a journalist, publisher, and broadcasting executive. Knauth served as the editor-in-chief and an owner of The Bridgeport Times-Star, a newspaper published in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He also owned two Northeastern radio stations.

Early life, education, and military service

Knauth was born in New York City on June 10, 1895. He graduated from Morristown School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1914. Knauth then attended Harvard University in Cambridge, MA as a member of the class of 1918. He left his studies at Harvard in 1917 to enlist with the 101st Field Artillery Regiment of the American Expeditionary Forces. Knauth served as a sergeant and then as a lieutenant in France during World War I. He also served as an instructor in field communications at Camp de Souge in Bordeaux, France.

Career in journalism and media

Knauth began his career in journalism as a reporter at The Springfield Republican, a newspaper published in Springfield, Massachusetts. He then worked as a reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Francisco Chronicle, and New York World. In 1926, Knauth joined United Press International as a foreign correspondent. He covered news at their bureau in London and then their Moscow bureau. He also served as vice president of the Select Printing Company, a publishing company, president of Round Table Press, They had two children: John and Mary.