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My ExpertiseMy Expertise
Area(s) of expertise:
Author, Political Analyst
Summary of expertise:
James Gannon is an award-winning, author and former NBC producer and writer who specializes in political and economic reporting. In the 1980s, he produced four, one-hour, award-winning documentaries, including two cited for excellence in economic reporting. He is the author of three other non-fiction books, “Stealing Secrets, Telling Lies: How Spies and Codebreakers Helped Shape the Twentieth Century”; “Military Occupations in the Age of Self-Determination: The History Neocons Neglected,” and “Obama’s War: Avoiding Quagmire in Afghanistan.”
Blog/Web site:
http://gannonwatch.wordpress.com/
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/@James_Gannon1
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/GannonWatch
Books/articles published:
"The Reckless Presidency of George W. Bush"; “Stealing Secrets, Telling Lies: How Spies and Codebreakers Helped Shape the Twentieth Century”; “Military Occupations in the Age of Self-Determination: The History Neocons Neglected,” and “Obama’s War: Avoiding Quagmire in Afghanistan.”
Awards/associations/memberships:
In the 1980s, Gannon produced four, one-hour, award-winning documentaries for NBC, including two cited for excellence in economic reporting.
Prior media experience:
Producer, NBC News, June 1964 - January 1986 Writing on radio and TV news programs, producer of magazine segments, producer of one-hour documentaries. Produced four one-hour documentaries which won several awards. Two of them won the prestigious Champion Media Award for economic reporting. Worked with correspondents Edwin Newman, Marvin Kalb, Lloyd Dobyns, Linda Ellerbee, John Dancy, and Jim Hartz.
Educational background:
American University Master's degree, American Government and Politics (United States) 1959 – 1963 Gonzaga University Bachelor's degree, English 1948 – 1952 |
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