Thursday, March 3, 2016

R.I.P.: Former Radio Personality 'King Arthur Knight'

Arthur Ralph Osterhout
Former WPRO 630 AM personality Arthur Ralph Osterhout, known on the air as “King Arthur Knight,” died on February 26.

He was 79.

Knight was the afternoon host on WPRO from 1983-1989.

Born in Scranton, PA, Osterhout began his career as a radio DJ with WARM in Scranton in 1958 at age 21.

In 1962, he accepted the job as program director for WICE in Providence, R.I. Art eventually accepted a position as the night talk show host for WMEX in Boston, a top 10 national radio station.

He returned to WICE in 1978, before taking a position at WPRO in 1982. In 2012, he was honored by being inducted into the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame.

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