Background
Batten, James Knox was born on January 11, 1936 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Eugene Taylor and Josephine (Winslow) Batten.
Batten, James Knox was born on January 11, 1936 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Eugene Taylor and Josephine (Winslow) Batten.
A native of Suffolk, Virginia, he studied chemistry and biology at Davidson College and began working as a journalist for the Charlotte Observer in 1957.
Reporter, Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer, 1957-1958, 62-65; correspondent, Washington bureau Knight Newspapers, 1965-1970; editorial staff, Detroit Free Press, 1970-1972; executive editor, Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer, 1972-1975; vice president, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., Miami, Florida, 1975-1980; senior vice president, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., Miami, Florida, 1980-1982; president, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., Miami, Florida, 1982-1988; president, chief Executive officer, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., Miami, Florida, 1988-1989; chairman, chief Executive officer, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., Miami, Florida, 1989-1995; chairman, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., Miami, Florida, since 1995.
Trustee Knight Foundation, University Miami. Co-chair Miami Partners for Progress. With Army of the United States, 1958-1960.
Member Greater Miami Chamber of.
Married Jean Elaine Trueworthy, February 22, 1958. Children: Mark Winslow, Laura Taylor, Taylor Edison.