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Dick Pirozzolo
3 books12 followers "Escape from Saigon - Novel" by Dick Pirozzolo and Michael Morris
Excerpts and information about Vietnam then and now are at: https://www.escapefromsaigon.com
Dick is a journalist, author and communication consultant who has lived and worked in Boston for most of his career. He has written several books on traditional homebuilding, television and the oriental rug trade and his articles have appeared in The Boston Herald, The Washington Times, Transpacific, Yankee and Consumers' Digest.
His debut novel "Escape from Saigon - a Novel," coauthored with Michael Morris, was inspired by the journalists and bar owners, Embassy folks and the many Vietnamese citizens living in Saigon. Principal characters in this Vietnam War novel are Lisette Vo, NBS-TV's first Vietnamese-American correspondent and Sam Esposito, the tough Washington Legend reporter who infuriated Richard Nixon.
Dick was awarded the Bronze Star for his service as a US Air Force information officer in Saigon where he worked as a media spokesperson and often participated during the official daily press briefings aptly nicknamed, “The Five O’clock Follies.”
He returned home to become a newspaper reporter with The Worcester Telegram & Gazette and went on to a career as a writer and communication consultant.
During the mid-1990s Dick played a prominent role in US-Vietnam reconciliation. Currently, as a member of the editorial board of Boston Global Forum—a Harvard affiliated think tank—Dick remains active in foreign policy matters involving US-Vietnam relations and tensions in the South China Sea.
He is a member of The Society of Professional Journalists, The National Press Club of Washington, DC and the Foreign Press Association of New York.
Excerpts and information about Vietnam then and now are at: https://www.escapefromsaigon.com
Dick is a journalist, author and communication consultant who has lived and worked in Boston for most of his career. He has written several books on traditional homebuilding, television and the oriental rug trade and his articles have appeared in The Boston Herald, The Washington Times, Transpacific, Yankee and Consumers' Digest.
His debut novel "Escape from Saigon - a Novel," coauthored with Michael Morris, was inspired by the journalists and bar owners, Embassy folks and the many Vietnamese citizens living in Saigon. Principal characters in this Vietnam War novel are Lisette Vo, NBS-TV's first Vietnamese-American correspondent and Sam Esposito, the tough Washington Legend reporter who infuriated Richard Nixon.
Dick was awarded the Bronze Star for his service as a US Air Force information officer in Saigon where he worked as a media spokesperson and often participated during the official daily press briefings aptly nicknamed, “The Five O’clock Follies.”
He returned home to become a newspaper reporter with The Worcester Telegram & Gazette and went on to a career as a writer and communication consultant.
During the mid-1990s Dick played a prominent role in US-Vietnam reconciliation. Currently, as a member of the editorial board of Boston Global Forum—a Harvard affiliated think tank—Dick remains active in foreign policy matters involving US-Vietnam relations and tensions in the South China Sea.
He is a member of The Society of Professional Journalists, The National Press Club of Washington, DC and the Foreign Press Association of New York.
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