Jack Todd
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Jack Todd is a sports columnist for the Montreal Gazette since 1986. Todd was an American citizen who deserted from the U.S. Army to avoid being sent to fight during the Vietnam War. He is now a Canadian citizen.
Todd was born in the United States
, and graduated from the University of Nebraska.
He worked as a journalist for the Akron Beacon-Journal, the Detroit Free Press
, and the Miami Herald. He deserted from the U.S. Army in 1969 to avoid being sent to Vietnam and settled in Vancouver, BC. Since moving to Canada, he has worked for the Vancouver Sun, Radio Canada International
, and the Gazette, since 1986.
In 2001, he published a memoir, telling the story of his desertion. The Canadian title is The Taste of Metal, while the U.S. title is Desertion : In the Time of Vietnam.
In 2008, he published his first work of fiction, the Sun Going Down, a novel on the opening of the American West based on his family history as constituted from letters and diaries. It was followed with a second volume in 2010, Come Again No More, which follows the family through the Great Depression. A third volume is in production.
Todd was born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and graduated from the University of Nebraska.
He worked as a journalist for the Akron Beacon-Journal, the Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
, and the Miami Herald. He deserted from the U.S. Army in 1969 to avoid being sent to Vietnam and settled in Vancouver, BC. Since moving to Canada, he has worked for the Vancouver Sun, Radio Canada International
Radio Canada International
Radio Canada International is the international broadcasting service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Until 1970, it was known as the CBC International Service and was sometimes referred to as the "Voice of Canada" in its early years.- The early years :The idea for creating an...
, and the Gazette, since 1986.
In 2001, he published a memoir, telling the story of his desertion. The Canadian title is The Taste of Metal, while the U.S. title is Desertion : In the Time of Vietnam.
In 2008, he published his first work of fiction, the Sun Going Down, a novel on the opening of the American West based on his family history as constituted from letters and diaries. It was followed with a second volume in 2010, Come Again No More, which follows the family through the Great Depression. A third volume is in production.
External links
- Jack Todd, Montreal Gazette.
Further reading
- Lowe, Mick, " US Media Stonewall Canadian Journalist's Story of Vietnam Desertion", Straight Goods, May 28, 2001.