David Michael Olive

Background

Olive, David Michael was born on November 9, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Harold Leslie and Alison Linton (Black) Olive.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Journalism, Ryerson Polytech.

Career

Copy editor, Toronto Life Magazine, 1979-1981; associate editor, Canada Business Magazine, Toronto, 1981-1984; senior writer, Report on Business Magazine, Toronto, 1984-1987; senior writer, Toronto Life Magazine, 1988-1990; editorial writer, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 1990-1991; current affairs columnist, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 1991-1992; business ethics columnist, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, since 1996; editor, Report on Business Magazine, 1991-1997; senior writer, Report on Business Magazine, since 1997. Director Canada Center for Ethics and Corporation Policy, 1988-1991, Jessie's Center for Teenagers, since 1994. President Jessie's Center Non-Profit Homes Corporation, since 1994.

President National Magazine Awards Foundation, 1988-1990.

Achievements

• David Michael Olive has been listed as a notable Magazine writer, magazine editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • More Political Babble: The Dumbest Things Politicians Ever Said

    ( An award-winning journalist and renowned political cart...)

  • More Political Babble: The Dumbest Things Politicians Ever Said by Olive, David (1996) Paperback

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Membership

Member Canada Society Magazine Editors, Ethics Practitioners Association Canada.

Connections

Married Margaret Anne O'Reilly, February 13, 1982 (divorced June 1992).

Father:

Harold Leslie Olive

Mother:

Alison Linton (Black) Olive

Spouse:

Margaret Anne O'Reilly