Toronto-born Joe King was a journalist, broadcaster, author and historian. His career began with The Canadian Press News Agency and then their broadcasting division, Press News, with a time-out to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II. He was one of the first public affairs broadcasters on Canadian television, a cofounder of the CTV station in Halifax (CJCH-TV), and came to Montreal in 1960 to work at CFCF Radio and Television. His books include Baron Byng to Bagels, From the Ghetto to the Main, and The Jewish Contribution to the Modern World.

Books by Joe King

Fabled City

Jewish Contribution to the Modern World