GREG MALONE, with Tommy Sexton, began what became CODCO, a satirical comedy show that ran for 63 episodes on CBC TV and included Cathy Jones, Mary Walsh and Andy Jones. As a political activist, Malone participated in the campaign that stopped the privatization of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. Malone has championed other environmental causes, including fighting the importation of garbage to Newfoundland. After the death of Tommy Sexton, Malone devoted some years of his life to raise awareness of the impediment prejudice can be to the health care of persons infected with HIV or living with AIDS. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir, You Better Watch Out, and is currently a director and actor who lives in St. John's.
Praise for Don't Tell the Newfoundlanders NATIONAL BESTSELLERFinalist for the BMO Winterset AwardFinalist for the Atlantic Book Awards' Rogers Communications Award for Non-Fiction Greg Malone has dug into a serious subject that still touches nerves in Newfoundland and Labrador: the issue of becoming Canada's 10th province in 1949.... A vivid story of how Confederation came to be. CBC News Meticulously researched.... Malone succeeds in crafting a compelling, passionate historical narrative. iPolitics Fascinating and thought-provoking. The Telegram (St. John's)