Timothy Chadborn KNIGHT

TIMOTHY CHADBORN KNIGHT January 25, 1938 - September 6, 2023 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Timothy Chadborn Knight in Cape Town, South Africa. Tim was predeceased by his mother, Pegs; father, Astley; sister, Penny; and brother, Howard. He will be missed by his sister, Jane; children, Lesley (Richard) and Derek; as well as his nieces, Deborah and Bridget. Born in Amersham, UK, and raised in South Africa, Tim found his calling as a journalist at 17, leaving school to become a reporter. His love of storytelling and a deep need for truth led him and his young family to live in several southern African countries, and eventually to New York, Montreal and finally, Toronto, where he lived most of his life. Tim's career included working for some of the most prominent broadcast networks in North America, where he won an Emmy and other awards for his documentaries. He also took pride in being fired by some of those same networks for stubbornly sticking to his journalistic principles! In Canada, Tim produced CBC's 'The National,' later becoming executive producer for CBC's TV journalism training, where he had a profound impact on TV news across the country. At the end of Apartheid, Tim was honoured to train journalists in South Africa. In 2013, he returned for good, writing: 'Right outside my window, nine floors down, the almighty Atlantic rolls onto the beach all the way from the Antarctic.' An outstanding writer, Tim produced powerful stories about southern Africa after his return. The family thanks the staff of St. James Retirement Hotel and False Bay Hospital for his care.