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Rosie DiManno

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Rosie DiManno (born c. 1956)[1] is a Canadian journalist who has worked at the Toronto Star since beginning her career in 1975. In 2012 the Canadian Olympic Committee honored DiManno for covering over 10 Olympic games.[1]

Life and career

Dimanno was born in Toronto to Italian immigrants.[2] She began her career as a sportswriter in 1975.[3] DiManno has been a columnist with the Toronto Star since 1989.

DiManno is author of several books, including Glory Jays: Canada's World Series Champions, a 1993 book about The Toronto Blue Jays' World Series-winning season,[4] Rosie and the Leafs, a 2000 book about the Toronto Maple Leafs,[5] and Coach: The Pat Burns Story, a biography of National Hockey League Pat Burns.[6]

Claire Sibonney of the Ryerson Review of Journalism described DiManno as a "provocative and unpredictable bad girl".[7] DiManno's writing style has occasionally attracted negative attention internationally.[8]

On July 13, 2016, DiManno was arrested and charged with assault by the Ontario Provincial Police's Bancroft detachment stemming from an incident near Finnegan Lake. On January 10, 2017 all charges were dropped.

References

  1. ^ a b Staff report (August 2, 2012). "London 2012: Rosie DiManno honoured for covering more than 10 Olympic Games". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-02-16.  '...I was just 19 when covering my first Games (the Montreal Olympics in 1976) for the Star.' 
  2. ^ DiManno, Rosie (May 7, 2010). DiManno: I owe mama everything and more. Toronto Star
  3. ^ Rapoport, Ron (1994). A Kind of Grace: A Treasury of Sportswriting by Women. RDR Books, ISBN 9781571430137
  4. ^ DiManno, Rosie (1993). Glory Jays: Canada's World Series Champions. Sagamore Pub LLC, ISBN 9780915611683
  5. ^ DiManno, Rosie (2000). Rosie and the Leafs. Peter Goddard Bks, ISBN 9780773732582
  6. ^ DiManno, Rosie (2012). Coach: The Pat Burns Story. Doubleday Canada, ISBN 9780385676366
  7. ^ Sibonney, Claire (June 2000). The Comeback of Kirk Lapointe Ryerson Review of Journalism
  8. ^ Martin, Adam (January 19, 2012). When Writing Goes Awry: ‘She Lost a Womb But Gained a Penis.’ New York