Rosie DiManno (born c. 1956) is a

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who has worked at the ''

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'' since beginning her career in 1975. In 2012 the

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honored DiManno for covering over 10 Olympic games.

Life and career

DiManno was born in

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to Italian immigrants.DiManno, Rosie (May 7, 2010)
DiManno: I owe mama everything and more.
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'' She began her career as a sportswriter in 1975.Rapoport, Ron (1994). ''A Kind of Grace: A Treasury of Sportswriting by Women.'' RDR Books, DiManno has been a columnist with the ''

'' since 1989. Though she continues to write material for the ''Star'' sports section, including game coverage of

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baseball and

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hockey, her column is much more wide ranging, generally offering opinion and commentary on current local, national or international news stories. Because of her coverage of both sports and current affairs, it is not unusual for DiManno to generate a few thousand words of material for the ''Star'' daily. DiManno is author of several books, including ''Glory Jays: Canada's World Series Champions'', a 1993 book about The

' World Series-winning season,DiManno, Rosie (1993). ''Glory Jays: Canada's World Series Champions''. Sagamore Pub LLC, ''Rosie and the Leafs,'' a 2000 book about the

,DiManno, Rosie (2000). ''Rosie and the Leafs''. Peter Goddard Bks, and ''Coach: The Pat Burns Story,'' a biography of

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.DiManno, Rosie (2012). ''Coach: The Pat Burns Story''. Doubleday Canada, Claire Sibonney of the ''

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'' described DiManno as a "provocative and unpredictable bad girl".Sibonney, Claire (June 2000)
The Comeback of Kirk Lapointe
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'' DiManno's writing style has occasionally attracted negative attention internationally.Martin, Adam (January 19, 2012)
When Writing Goes Awry: ‘She Lost a Womb But Gained a Penis.’
'' New York'' 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. On August 19, 2020, an internal memo was sent to ''Toronto Star'' newsroom staff regarding the creation of a new internal ombud role. The position is the first of its kind at the ''Toronto Star'', allowing for all journalists to have a safe space to express concerns of editorial-related discrimination and bias. DiManno responded in a reply-all email that the new role was a "fucking abomination," and has since been condemned for her "hateful, racist" comments in a subsequent letter to management that was signed by more than 60 ''Toronto Star'' employees.

References

External links

Rosie DiManno
via ''

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