He co-authored the definition of "organized crime" for all editions of The Canadian Encyclopedia. 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. Īfter leaving the CBC to work as a freelancer, Dubro wrote five books on organized crime in Canada and its international connections. Dubro then became a researcher and associate producer for The Fifth Estate. It won the Anik and ACTRA awards for best documentary and the Michener Award. He then became one of the producers of Connections, a series on organized crime broadcast on CBC Television in 19. The title of "the fifth estate" was used 19 months later by CBC TV for its now long-running investigative TV magazine show. In 1973- Januwhen it aired, he researched a news-breaking hour-long documentary on espionage in Canada for CBC Television's entitled The Fifth Estate: The Espionage Establishment. He moved to Toronto from his native Boston to teach English literature at Victoria College at the University of Toronto. He received his master's degree from Columbia University, and did graduate work at Harvard University. Retrieved 13 February 2023.James " Jim" Dubro (born July 12, 1946) is a crime writer of many books, articles and investigative television shows.īorn in 1946 in Boston, Dubro earned an undergraduate degree ( Phi Beta Kappa) from Boston University.
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