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A MEDIA TRAILBLAZER A former Journalist, Veteran, and PR leader, Delos Knight has a wealth of experience that is anything but fake news.
BY CHERELLE PERRY
Hailing from Bogalusa, Louisiana, Delos Knight is a veteran, world traveler, and media mogul. He began his career at only 13 years old when he created and disseminated his own newspaper in his hometown. Not long after, he was approached by the local newspaper to write their high school column. This was his first step in his expansive and successful career in media. After high school, Delos decided to serve his country in the armed forces. Here, his job was the history editor for the US army. After six years of service, things turned full circle when he returned to his first radio station after his military career. Here, he reunited with his wife Margaret, who was also working
You've got to be fair, honest, and humble. Remember there are other people who have an interest to be served.
in media as a writer at the time. While expecting their third child, one of his longtime radio station colleagues presented Delos with an offer to advance his career in Public Relations. Just a year into his new profession led him to another promotion as a Public Relations Manager. In this role, he wrote everything from feature stories to articles for the Mississippi and Louisiana State Legislature. This experience led him to become a Public Affairs Manager for over 16 states during the Civil Rights era. His work did not go unnoticed.
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This experience led him to become a Public Affairs Manager for over 16 states during the Civil Rights era. His work did not go unnoticed. Delos embarked on another opportunity working in internal affairs in California. In this role, he continued to expand his proficiency in PR, government affairs involvement and additionally ran the video department for the company as well. Through a series of smart business moves and risky executive decisions, Delos moved on to become the Vice President of Government Affairs for the entire company.
