Photo Credit:
Photo credit
China Daily
Murray Greig
BIO
Biography

* Career sports journalist and author of seven books, including Canadian bestsellers Chuvalo: A Fighter's Life (with George Chuvalo) and Big Bucks & Blue Pucks: An anecdotal history of the late, great World Hockey Association.

* Staff writer and columnist at major dailies in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto before moving to Beijing for 10 years as lead sports columnist for China Daily, the largest English-language publication in Asia (circulation of 875,000). 

* Author of more than 500 features for Canadian, US and Chinese magazines from 1979-present, including: The Ring, Hockey News, Hockey Illustrated, The Hockey Research Journal, The Official CFL Magazine, World Boxing Digest, Asian Sports Review, TV Guide, Canadian Spotscard Collector, Sports Collectors Digest.

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ADDRESS
City: Vegreville, Province/Territory: Alberta
EMAIL
GENRE
Non-fiction.
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Pale Imitation: The brief, brutal history of boxing's World White Heavyweight Championship
Year
Coming in 2025
Title
Chuvalo: A Fighter's Life (with George Chuvalo)
Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2013
Title
Complete Idiot's Guide to Hockey's Biggest Deals
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Year
2001
Title
Complete Idiot's Guide to Boomer TV
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Year
2000
Title
Trail On Ice: A century of hockey in the Home of Champions
Publisher
Ward Creek Press / City of Trail
Year
1999
Title
Big Bucks & Blue Pucks: From Hull to Gretzky, an anecdotal history of the late, great WHA
Publisher
MacMillan
Year
1997
Title
Goin' the Distance: Canada's boxing heritage
Publisher
MacMillan
Year
1996
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Inaugural winner of City of Edmonton Combative Sports Commission Lifetime Media Achievement Award.
Year
2010
Name
4 x Canadian Professional Boxing Federation Sportswriter of the Year
School presentation details
Audience Size
Any size
Intended Audience
Grade 6 and up
Presentation Length
40 minutes
Presentation Description
Presentation description

An overview of international sports writing, drawing on my experience covering major events in Canada, the United States and Asia.

Presentation Fee(s)
$250.
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