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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824353303321

Autore

Garrett George <1934->

Titolo

George Garrett : intrepid reporter / / George Garrett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madeira Park, British Columbia : , : Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-55017-867-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 pages)

Disciplina

070.43

Soggetti

Investigative reporting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - Curiosity -- Chapter 2 - The Big City -- Chapter 3 - The Hustler -- Chapter 4 - A Radio Career -- Chapter 5 - My Career Moves On -- Chapter 6 - Family Life -- Chapter 7 - Radio During the Wartime Years and Beyond -- Chapter 8 - My News Career and the Cop Shop -- Chapter 9 - From Scandal to Discipline -- Chapter 10 - Hail to Nearly All the Chiefs! -- Chapter 11 - The Mounties, Then and Now -- Chapter 12 - From the Skids to the Supreme Court -- Chapter 13 - Sex in the Seamy City -- Chapter 14 - The Reporter Goes Undercover -- Chapter 15 - More Colourful Stories and Characters -- Chapter 16 - Contacts -- Chapter 17 - Take Me to Jail -- Chapter 18 - The Tough Streets of LA -- Chapter 19 - The Monster, Clifford Olson -- Chapter 20 - The Tragic Toll -- Chapter 21 - Standoff at Gustafsen Lake -- Chapter 22 - The Squamish Five and Terrorism in Canada -- Chapter 23 - Kidnappings and Murder -- Chapter 24 - The Politicians -- Chapter 25 - The Passing of Eras -- Chapter 26 - A Rewarding Life -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements.

Sommario/riassunto

Reporter George Garrett takes readers to the front lines of news coverage with some of the most memorable stories of the past five decades.