Ron Chepesiuk
{{Short description|Canadian academic and writer}}
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Ronald Joseph Chepesiuk (born June 14, 1944) is a former academic and full university professor. He is currently an author, publisher, radio host, film producer and screenwriter.
Documentary producer, writer and director
- The Frank Matthews Story (2012){{cite web |last1=Lindsey |first1=Craig D. |date=22 March 2012 |title=Documentary filmmakers investigate Frank Matthews, 1970s East Coast heroin kingpin and Durham native |url=https://indyweek.com/culture/archives/documentary-filmmakers-investigate-frank-matthews-1970s-east-coast-heroin-kingpin-durham-native/ |website=Indy Week |language=en-us}}{{cite web |date=9 January 2018 |title=The Black Godfather Who Rose, Fell and Vanished |url=https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/the-black-godfather-who-rose-fell-and-vanished/82420/ |website=OZY.com}}
- Ike Atkinson, Kingpin. In his Own Words (2012)
- Superfly: The True Untold Story of Frank Lucas, American Gangster (2007){{cite web |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |date=31 May 2019 |title=Frank Lucas Dies at 88; Drug Kingpin Depicted in 'American Gangster' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/obituaries/frank-lucas-dead.html |website=The New York Times}}
Books
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- Gangsters of Harlem (2007){{cite web |last=Bair |first=Karen |title=The real American gangster? |url=https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/article12195482.html |website=The Herald}}
- Superfly: The True, Untold Story of Frank Lucas, American Gangster (2008)
- Sergeant Smack (2010){{cite web |title=Book review: Ron Chepesuik's Sergeant Smack |url=https://clclt.com/charlotte/book-review-ron-chepesuiks-sergeant-smack/Content?oid=2156760 |website=Creative Loafing Charlotte |language=en}}
- The Trafficantes (2010)
- Queenpins (2011)
- Straight from the Hood (2011)
- Gangsters of Miami (2013)
- Escobar versus Cali: The War of the Cartels (2013){{cite magazine |title=Il cartello di Cali: "Sono più potenti di Escobar, e altrettanto feroci" |url=https://www.rollingstone.it/tv/news-tv/il-cartello-di-cali-sono-piu-potenti-di-escobar-e-altrettanto-feroci/377581/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=18 April 2022 |language=it-IT |date=12 August 2017}}
- Black Caesar (2013){{cite web |last1=Krajicek |first1=David J. |title=Justice Story: 'Black Caesar' Frank Matthews made off with millions in drug profits |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/justice-story-black-caesar-frank-matthews-made-millions-drug-profits-article-1.1063798 |website=New York Daily News}}
- Black Gangsters of Chicago (2014)
- Shrimp Boy: The Life and Times of Raymond Chow, Chinatown Gangster (2016)
- Crazy Charlie: Carlos Lehder, Revolutionary or Neo Nazi (2016)
- Narcos Inc. (2019){{cite web |last1=Chepesiuk |first1=Ron |title=US author tells of European connection to cartel featured in hit series Narcos |url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2017/09/08/news/us-author-tells-of-european-connection-to-cartel-featured-in-hit-series-narcos-1128791/ |website=The Irish News |language=en |date=8 September 2017}}
- Robin Hood of the Hood: The Life and Times of Teddy Roe, Police King (2019)
- The Real Mr. Big: How a Colombian Refugee Became the United Kingdom’s Most Notorious Cocaine Kingpin (2021)
Honors
- In 1999, Chepesiuk received the Humphrey/OCLC/ Forest Press Award for significant contribution to international librarianship.{{cite web |title=Past Recipients of the Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award |url=https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/iro/awardsactivities/humphryawardpast |website=American Library Association |language=en |date=8 November 2006}}
- In the 1990s, Chepesiuk served as a contributing editor of American Libraries, the official publication of the American Library Association.
- In 2002, he served as a Fulbright Scholar and visiting professor of journalism at Chittagong University in Bangladesh.{{cite web |title=CFIC director moves on; will continue to assist IRE |url=https://www.ire.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2003-1.pdf |publisher=Investigative Reporters & Editors}}
- 2008 Independent Publisher Book Award{{cite web |title=Announcing 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results |url=https://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1231 |website=Independent Publisher}}
- From 2009 to 2010, he served as a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at Paramadina University in Jakarta, Indonesia. He currently serves as a Senior Research Associate at the Policy Institute at Paramadina University.
- 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards{{cite web |title=2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results Announcement |url=https://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1442 |website=Independent Publisher}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.artistfirst.com/crimebeat.htm The Crime Beat] with Ron Chepesiuk
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Category:Winthrop University faculty
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century Canadian non-fiction writers
Category:Canadian documentary film producers
Category:21st-century Canadian screenwriters
Category:Canadian male screenwriters