John B Dawe

John's journey began one day just before the start of the Second World War when he was born while his mother lay on the kitchen table of a rented Toronto home.The youngest of four boys whose parents had immigrated from the British colony Newfoundland, John's world would be shaken to the core when ten months later his father entered hospital, never to return. He learned the value of family, friendship and community at a young age and had his first bank account at age eight. Work always seemed to take precedence over schooling but he managed to graduate high school and then head to Montreal where new friends and good fortune placed him on a career path from which he never looked back. Some 19 years living in Montreal during that city's most exciting days in modern times were broken for a six-month stint in London at the peak of the Swinging Sixties with a bride and new responsibilities. A decade in Montreal saw John and his wife Shirley lead an active social life before politics forced a move to Toronto. There, a 15 year career in the airline industry ended with a rash decision to join a financially-troubled television network where he pledged to make a difference. He remained at Global Television for 15 years actively involved as Business Editor,News Anchor and program Host, along with feature reporting in many parts of the world.He later became a freelance business reporter/host, then News Anchor at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Newsworld and Newsworld International channels. He retired to a life of international travel, golf and tennis. His memoir began as a legacy piece but turned into a book when his tennis buddies kept hounding him to tell stories of his experiences in many parts of the world. He credits his success to a strong sense of family values, the golden rule and remarkable good luck with a large measure of serendipity.