Hey! Didn't You Used to Be John Dawe?
True Stories From One of Canada’s NICEST Broadcasters
by John B. Dawe

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An older and mature readership will remember John Dawe although prompts may be necessary as it has been a decade and a half since he graced the airwaves. But when prompted to remember him for his journalism and charitable work memories take flight and people react normally with much joy. With the right publicity campaign the market for this book could be in the tens of thousands especially among people who enjoy going on real journeys of discovery involving familiar events, places and people. This project began as a legacy book for family to enjoy but took on a memoir persona as the stories began to flow. According to renowned entertainment lawyer Michael Levine, Dawe was never a television superstar but while his varied work brought him into contact with millions only a few would be familiar with Dawe’s extraordinary background. For example, readers will either cheer or jeer Dawe’s decision to refuse the sexual entreaties one of Britain’s renowned courtesans and become her friend rather than a lover. Or the time he disrupts a significant speech by Prime Minister Diefenbaker. Dawe’s life proves that chutzpah, curiosity and openness can lead to the most fascinating experiences involving larger than life characters, some of whom are or were household names in Canada and Europe. It’s a book that only Dawe could write because of his feel for fact, having been there, and his knack for telling stories. Although he was well travelled, Dawe’s book is not a travelogue, rather, he takes a cursory approach to describing most places he has visited. All of the people mentioned are real and most have their real names used, the exceptions only out of discretion. His accounts will make the sensitive reader laugh and cry and shake their head at his stupidity or audacity.

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“John is an insightful, intelligent interviewer.” —Margaret Trudeau “John is a pleasure to work with, a real pro.” —Gail Sheehy “Housewives...tell me that Dawe is the most debonair man alive. Incredible as this sounds, it is quite true.” —Max Haines, The Toronto Sun “оның сұңқарларын біледі onıñ suñqarların biledi” Translation: “He knows his eagles” —Aysultan Zelin (eagle trainer) “Is John Dawe real or is he make believe? Is that an answer or an opinion?” —Gary Dunford, The Toronto Sun

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Retired journalist John Dawe was born in Toronto, the youngest of four children to parents from Newfoundland. He moved to Montreal after graduating high school where his first real job was at The Gazette. That was the beginning of a journalism career that initially led to public affairs. His airline activities led to a stint in London at the peak of the “swinging Sixties” with a young bride. Back in Montreal, the Dawes were a power couple in the English community. With the changing Quebec politics, Dawe’s company moved them to Toronto. There he seized an opportunity and returned to journalism in television news. Feature reporting took him to many parts of the world and a reputation for trust exposed him to an ever-expanding audience. In his 25 years on TV Dawe witnessed the rise and fall of television news and he takes the reader on that fascinating journey.

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