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Wednesday 20 December, 2017 THE WEEKLY TIMES 9
Happy Birthday Dr John Knight AM
Dr John F Knight AM celebrated his 90th birthday with a
luncheon for 150 guests at Biviano’s Restaurant and Event
Centre Dural last Sunday.
The merry media medic of
TV, radio and press fame
also known as Dr James
Wright was in good form
at his irrepressible best
despite a recent operation.
Speakers spoke in glowing
terms of the remarkable
life and career of
“one of the greatest every
Australians” as described
by surgeon Brian Morgan
who graduated with Dr
John nearly seventy years
ago.
In addition to his medical
and media careers Dr
John showed his heart of
gold by establishing his
Medi Aid Centre Foundation
which now has over
one thousand residential
units for low cost housing
Village at Eastwood.
Among the guests present
were John Brennan
who introduced Dr John
to radio and Bruce Ferrier
of Grace Gibson Productions
who continues to
record regular radio segments
for stations around
Australia.
His TV career started on
the Mike Walsh Show in
1973. Dr John is currently
the NSW Senior Citizen
of the Year and has been
awarded a Member of the
Order of Australia (AM).
Dr John is pictured top with his sons Peter and David, daughters Dr Jenny Knight
and Sandy Ackland, daughter-in-law Ann Knight and Dr John Beattie OAM and
wife Rosemary. He went around in a wheelchair to meet all his guests and cut the
obligatory birthday cake. Pictured below with good friends former Ryde mayor
Edna Wilde OAM and former Ryde alderman and The Weekly Times managing editor
John F Booth AM. TWT on-the-spot PHOTOS.
217 Vimiera Road, Eastwood