John Scully (born 1941) is a Canadian writer, producer and journalist.[1]
Biography edit
Scully was born in Westport, New Zealand. He never went to university but began filing photographs at the Wellington Evening Post. He then moved into television reporting and production at the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation.
From 1965 to 1974, he worked as a senior editor, producer and writer at BBC TV writer in London. He started as a summer-relief writer in the TV newsroom but soon rose to the position of duty editor. In 1974, Scully was recruited as the senior field producer for Canada's latest TV network, Global. He remained in Canada to work for CBC.
Subsequently, he was successively: Documentary Producer, W5; News Producer, CTV News; Documentary Producer for CBC Newsmagazine, and The Journal; Executive Producer at CloseUp, TVNZ; Senior Field Producer, The Journal, CBC; and finally Head of Current Affairs, Television New Zealand.[2]
From 1990 to 1994, he held numerous positions with a number of news organizations such as The 5th Estate and CBC South Asia Bureau.
From 2003 to 2007, he was Senior Producer, 360 Vision, Vision TV.
In his career, he has won numerous international awards for news and documentaries.
Scully is the author of Am I Dead Yet: A Journalist's Perspective on Terror in which he traces his journey from Vietnam to Baghdad and explores his thoughts and perspectives on terrorism, its roots and its reasons.[3]
Scully is married and lives in Dwight, Ontario.
In 2022, Scully expressed his intent to seek assisted suicide services through MAiD after suffering from PTSD after his years of reporting in war-torn countries.[4]
Journalism awards edit
Scully has won numerous journalism awards, such as "Gemini Nomination: Best Documentary" and "Gold Medal, Houston International Film Festival: Best Coverage of a Continuing News Story."[5]
References edit
- ^ "John Scully". The Writers' Union of Canada. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ Boccia, Nina (Spring 2008). "The War Inside". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Excerpt: 'Am I Dead Yet?' by John Scully". CTV News. May 13, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "The Death Debate: why some welcome Canada's move to assisted dying for mental illness and others fear it". CTVNews. 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "21st Annual Gemini Awards" (PDF). Geminiawards.ca. September 28, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
External links edit
- "World issues are front and centre in journalist's memoir". The Huntsville Forester. July 4, 2007. p. 1.
- Johnson, Anne (June 6, 2007). "John Scully's Am I Dead Yet? out next month". Huntsville Forester. p. 1.