George Garrett : intrepid reporter / George Garrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garrett, George, 1934- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investigative reporting.

Garrett, George, 1934-.

Garrett, George.

CKNW (Radio station : New Westminster, B.C.)--Employees--Biography.

CKNW (Radio station : New Westminster, B.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-55017-867-9

OCLC:

1080209069