Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p James "Jim" Dubro is an award-winning crime writer of many books, articles and investigative television shows.Dubro earned an undergraduate degree (Phi Beta Kappa) from Boston University, received his master's degree from Columbia University, and did graduate work at Harvard University. He moved to Toronto from his native Boston to teach English literature at Victoria College at the University of Toronto.{viz, Making Connections by Wade Rowland (Gage 1979 & Behind the Headlines by Cecil Rosner (Oxford Press 2008})In 1974 he researched a news-breaking hour-long documentary on espionage in Canada for CBC Television's The Fifth Estate, titled :The Espionage Establishment." He then became one of the producers of Connections, a series on organized crime broadcast on CBC Television in 1977 and 1979. It won the Anik and ACTRA awards for best documentary and the Michener Award. Dubro then became a researcher and associate producer for the fifth estate. {Making Connections by Wade Rowland (Gage 1979)} {viz also, Behind the Headlines by Cecil Rosner (Oxford Press 2008)After leaving the CBC to work as a freelancer, Dubro wrote five books on organized crime in Canada and its international connections. He has also researched, written, or produced documentaries on organized crime, Cuba, the KGB and the CIA that have appeared on CBC, PBS, A&E, Citytv and CTV. He co-authored the definition of "organized crime" for all editions of The Canadian Encyclopedia. {vix also Behind the Headlines by Cecil Rosner (Oxford Press 2008)}He was president of the Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) for two years and has been awarded its 2002 "Derrick Murdoch" award for his non-fiction crime writing and his many years of CWC work. In more recent years, { via, The Crime Writers of Canada website.}Dubro, a longtime activist on policing issues in the LGBT community, has written on crime and policing matters for Xtra!. He has also acted a comsultant and interview subject on the History Channel TV series Mob Stories. He is now a freelance crime journalist based in Toronto.{ viz, The Crime Writers of Canada website.} : ziz, also Xxtra MAgazine website}. }
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- James_Dubro abstract "James "Jim" Dubro is an award-winning crime writer of many books, articles and investigative television shows.Dubro earned an undergraduate degree (Phi Beta Kappa) from Boston University, received his master's degree from Columbia University, and did graduate work at Harvard University. He moved to Toronto from his native Boston to teach English literature at Victoria College at the University of Toronto.{viz, Making Connections by Wade Rowland (Gage 1979 & Behind the Headlines by Cecil Rosner (Oxford Press 2008})In 1974 he researched a news-breaking hour-long documentary on espionage in Canada for CBC Television's The Fifth Estate, titled :The Espionage Establishment." He then became one of the producers of Connections, a series on organized crime broadcast on CBC Television in 1977 and 1979. It won the Anik and ACTRA awards for best documentary and the Michener Award. Dubro then became a researcher and associate producer for the fifth estate. {Making Connections by Wade Rowland (Gage 1979)} {viz also, Behind the Headlines by Cecil Rosner (Oxford Press 2008)After leaving the CBC to work as a freelancer, Dubro wrote five books on organized crime in Canada and its international connections. He has also researched, written, or produced documentaries on organized crime, Cuba, the KGB and the CIA that have appeared on CBC, PBS, A&E, Citytv and CTV. He co-authored the definition of "organized crime" for all editions of The Canadian Encyclopedia. {vix also Behind the Headlines by Cecil Rosner (Oxford Press 2008)}He was president of the Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) for two years and has been awarded its 2002 "Derrick Murdoch" award for his non-fiction crime writing and his many years of CWC work. In more recent years, { via, The Crime Writers of Canada website.}Dubro, a longtime activist on policing issues in the LGBT community, has written on crime and policing matters for Xtra!. He has also acted a comsultant and interview subject on the History Channel TV series Mob Stories. He is now a freelance crime journalist based in Toronto.{ viz, The Crime Writers of Canada website.} : ziz, also Xxtra MAgazine website}".