Selwyn Raab

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Selwyn Raab
Born (1934-06-28) June 28, 1934[1]
New York City
Occupation crime journalist
author
Investigative reporter
Organized crime expert
columnist
actor/screenwriter
Years active 1950s–present

Selwyn Raab (born June 28, 1934 in New York City) is an author and former investigative reporter for The New York Times.[2] He has written extensively about the American Mafia.

Early life and career

Raab attended City College of New York where he received a degree in journalism. He then went to work as an investigative journalist for the New York World Telegram & Sun where he became determined to prove the innocence of George Whitmore Jr. who had been falsely accused of the Career Girls Murders. After the closure of the newspaper Raab moved to WNET-13 where he continued working on the case. Raab's research led to Whitmore's exoneration in 1974 and he received a New York Press Club Award for Outstanding Television Journalism for his work on the case.[3]

In 1974, Raab became a metropolitan staff reporter for The New York Times where he covered crime stories, particularly those that involved the American Mafia. In addition to his newspaper career, Raab has also published several books, including Justice in the Back Room which formed the basis for the CBS television series Kojak.[2][4]

Books

  • 1967 Justice in the Back Room
  • 1994 Mob Lawyer (with Frank Ragano)
  • 2006 Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ Birthday reference – Celebrity Mega Birthdays at DavesFunStuff website
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Selwyn Raab". Macmillan. Retrieved September 2, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Krawetz, Michael (April 21, 1973). "Newsman Helps Whitmore Go Free". The Evening News. Retrieved September 2, 2012. 
  4. ↑ "The Original Kojak". Time. November 25, 1974. Retrieved September 2, 2012. 
  5. ↑ "7 Awards Given in Journalism Here". The New York Times. May 8, 1971. 
  6. ↑ Raab, Selwyn (November 6, 2009). "McCarthyism and Student Journalism at City College". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2012. 

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