Dick Diespecker
Encyclopedia
Richard Alan Diespecker was a Canadian novelist and journalist
.
Born in Adstock
, England
, Diespecker was educated at the University of British Columbia
. After a brief career in teaching, in 1927 he became a journalist with The Vancouver Star. Diespecker later joined the staffs of The Vancouver News and The Victoria Colonist. He began broadcasting in Vancouver at CJOR
, which produced many of his radio plays. Diespecker had a brief army career during World War II
and is best known by veterans for his "Prayer for Victory" which received acclaim in the United States
and in Canada.
Diespecker died at the age of 65 in San Francisco
, California
at BC Radio History
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Born in Adstock
Adstock
Adstock is a village and civil parish about northwest of Winslow and southeast of Buckingham in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 415....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Diespecker was educated at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
. After a brief career in teaching, in 1927 he became a journalist with The Vancouver Star. Diespecker later joined the staffs of The Vancouver News and The Victoria Colonist. He began broadcasting in Vancouver at CJOR
CKBD (AM)
CKPK-FM is a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It broadcasts at 100.5 MHz on the FM dial. As of 2008, the station is owned by the Jim Pattison Group and airs an adult album alternative format promoted as "100.5 The Peak"...
, which produced many of his radio plays. Diespecker had a brief army career during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and is best known by veterans for his "Prayer for Victory" which received acclaim in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and in Canada.
Diespecker died at the age of 65 in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Selected bibliography
- Between Two Furious Oceans (1944)
- Elizabeth (1950)
- Rebound (1953)
- CoolBeans (2010)
External links
at BC Radio History