• New York Post, Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:38 PM

Newsday publisher Tim Knight has abruptly quit, ending a tumultuous five-year reign and catching many within Newsday by surprise. During his tenure he survived the aftermath of a circulation scandal and the paper's sale to Cablevision.

Perhaps the hardest part of his job came in January, when he worked behind the scenes to save the job of Editor-in-Chief John Mancini. Cablevision brass wanted Mancini out after the paper covered a story about sexual harassment claims against Knicks center Eddy Curry. Cablevision also owns the Knicks.

Six months ago, union members started handing out flyers in the Newsday parking lot that were critical of Knight's cutbacks and other management decisions. Knight is being replaced by Terry Jimenez, who will serve as acting publisher. Earlier in his career, Jimenez was Newsday's CFO.

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