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Dave Lieber’s Biography

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Dave Lieber is a columnist that helps people. His investigative column, The Watchdog, appears Fridays and Sundays in Texas' best newspaper, The Dallas Morning News.

Before that, he wrote a Fort Worth Star-Telegram metro column for 20 years. He trained at The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he was a staff writer for a decade.

He is the founder and secretary of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists Education Foundation, which awards scholarships to top college columnists.

He served as advisor…

Dave Lieber’s Journalist Portfolio

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Dave's Best Column

Dave's Best Column

This is the column that won the hearts of readers everywhere and earned Dave Lieber 1st Place in the National…

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Dave Lieber Watchdog Column

Dave Lieber Watchdog Column

When the Star-Telegram launched one of the first watchdog investigative columns at a U.S. newspaper in 2005, …

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Dave Lieber's Watchdog Nation: Free Consumer Reports, Government Corruption

Dave Lieber's Watchdog Nation: Free Consumer Reports, Government Corruption

The active blog from Dave Lieber's Watchdog Nation, a popular consumer rights movement that shows Americans h…

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Dave Lieber - Speaker, Columnist & Yankee Cowboy humorist

Dave Lieber - Speaker, Columnist & Yankee Cowboy humorist

Dave Lieber is one Texas' most sought-after speakers. Audiences enjoy how he uses humor to teach and stories …

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Bad Dad, a true crime book by Dave Lieber

Bad Dad, a true crime book by Dave Lieber

A newspaper columnist investigates the shenanigans of a small-town police department - then pays a price for …

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Hit play about Amon Carter has come back to the Metroplex

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Hit play about Amon Carter has come back to the Metroplex

EXPLORE AMON! THE ULTIMATE TEXAN After 36 performances, it's safe to say that AMON! The Ultimate Texan about …

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Articles

Texas wins $1.5 million from Dallas roofer in theft case, with $500,000 for victims Original

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By Dave Lieber Verified
| The Dallas Morning News Verified
The Dallas ex-roofer known for his poker skills and the nickname Grumpy now has a new reason to live up to that name. The Texas attorney general announced that the state has secured $ 1.5 million from Gilab Rubinsky in civil penalties in his theft case, including $500,000 to be returned to some of the victims. The Watchdog has watched this alleged swindle unfold for months. Usually, roofers who steal payments from unsuspecting victims are left alone by Texas authorities. It’s an easy crime.
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Greenville woman’s close call shows how fast refund scammers can get into your bank account Original

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| The Dallas Morning News Verified
Criminals are finding it easier than ever to steal thousands of dollars from people’s bank accounts. The con can be pulled off in minutes. It costs almost nothing. The risk to the crooks is minimal. And the rewards? Potentially enormous. Article continues below this ad Crooks do the stealing. The victims, deceived by convincing fakery, are left holding the empty bag. Take the recent case of Kaye  Allen of Greenville.
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Watchdog: Meet the new Texas Cyber Command, the state's defense against hackers

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| Bryan-College Station Eagle Verified
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Sportswriter, then columnist and editor on high school paper in Manhattan. Hey, don't laugh. We broke some big stories.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Absolutely positively

How is social media changing news?

Everything is quicker. Duh.

Awards

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Will Rogers Humanitarian Award

2003 - Community leadership

This honor goes to the U.S. newspaper columnist whose work produced positive effects on the lives of readers. Dave won for his co-founding of one of North Texas' largest children's charities, Summer Santa. Learn more about what Dave and other volunteers who created at http://www.summersanta.org

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Fort Worth Society of Professional Journalists, First Amendment Award

2012 - Investigative column writing

The Fort Worth Society of Professional Journalists, 1st place for First Amendment Awards for reporting on open government.

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Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, Honorable Mention

2012 - Helping the Community

Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, honorable mention for community service.

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National Society of Newspaper Columnists

2012 - General-interest column writing for large newspapers

The National Society of Newspaper Columnists, 2nd place in general-interest columns for large metro newspapers. The judge in that contest, Tom Ferrick Jr., former metro columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, writes: “If I were a government official in Texas and picked up the phone to hear, ‘This is Dave Lieber,’ my heart would skip a beat. And not from joy. Lieber is a classic watchdog journalist, looking out for the little guy – and he gets results. While it’s admirable that he is an ombudsman, it’s his flair and skill as a writer that earn him this award.”

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Next Generation Indie Book Award

2012 - Memoirs: (Overcoming Adversity/Tragedy/Challenges)

Dave Lieber's newest book, Bad Dad, the true crime story about how the worst 10 minutes of your life can go viral.

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