George Anastasia

George Anastasia
Born (1947-02-05) February 5, 1947 (age 77)
South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)crime journalist
author
organized crime expert
columnist
Years active1970s–present

George Anastasia (born February 5, 1947) is an American author and former writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is widely considered to be an expert on the American Mafia.[1][2][3] He was an organized crime investigative reporter, who was once targeted for death by then-Philadelphia crime family boss John Stanfa.[4] He won the Sigma Delta Chi Award and has also been described on a 60 Minutes television profile as "One of the most respected crime reporters in the country."[1] Anastasia lives in Pitman, New Jersey.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Acclaimed 'Mobster Author' to Speak at Press Club". 04/20/2011. The Press Club. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Allison. "Blogging about the Mob". American Journalism Review. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Moran, Robert (December 16, 2012). "Her brother 'had nothing to do with the mob,' slain man's sister says". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Gladstone, Neil (January 11, 2013). "George Anastasia". Philadelphia City Paper.
  5. ^ Shyrock, Bob. "Gloucester County Italian Heritage Commission honors journalist/author George Anastasia", NJ.com, October 10, 2014. Accessed January 9, 2017. "The Pitman resident will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m. at the commission's annual 'Night in Sicily' fund-raising event at Auletto's Caterers in Almonesson.... Born in South Philadelphia, Anastasia graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School in 1965 and earned a bachelor's in French Literature from Dartmouth College in 1969."