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1 online resource |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
"Starting from humble beginnings as a farm boy in Saskatchewan, George Garrett rose through the ranks of journalism and came to be known as the reporter who, as radio personality Rafe Mair recalled, 'seemed to know details almost as soon as the police did' on such infamous stories as the Clifford Olson murders. He was willing to take risks to get to the real story, which resulted in his being assaulted in the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles among many other scrapes. In this memoir, Garrett shares the behind-the-scenes tales of his harrowing, humorous and occasionally humiliating investigative tactics, from posing as an accident victim to uncover the questionable practices of an insurance claim lawyer, to acting as a tow truck driver to expose a forgery scheme, and baring it all for the sake of an interview with a local nudist colony. Garrett also delves into the personal details of his life, sharing the hardships and resilience that marks him as an empathetic storyteller. He reveals the heartbreaking loss of his son in a canoeing accident, and his wife Joan's devastating diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease which inspired him to dedicate his time to supporting the Alzheimer Society. Through it all, George Garrett never lost the insatiable curiosity that, according to Rafe Mair, made him the 'standard by which good reporting is judged.'"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Issued also in printed form |
| Subject |
Garrett, George, 1934-
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CKNW (Radio station : New Westminster, B.C.) -- Employees -- Biography
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Radio journalists -- British Columbia -- Biography
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Reporters and reporting -- British Columbia -- Biography
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Investigative reporting.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism
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Employees
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Investigative reporting
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Radio journalists
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Reporters and reporting
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British Columbia
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781550178678 |
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1550178679 |
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