One of his characters on the series was Professor Ambrose J. Weems, who ran a radio station where he would give his views on current events and chat with his sidekick, Mrs.

[1][2] Radio historian Billy Jack Long described the unique aspects of Knight's satirical series: Knight replaced actress Aline Berry[4] and her husband, writer Peter Dixon (Raising Junior[5]), when he took over the children's series, Wheatenaville Sketches, sponsored by Wheatena.

On this program, Knight portrayed editor Billy Batchelor, running a small town newspaper founded by his uncle.

The cast included Beatrice Lillie, Ethel Waters, Eleanor Powell, Reginald Gardiner and Eddie Foy Jr.

[citation needed] During World War II, Knight was the national production manager for ABC.