He was one of the first public affairs broadcasters on Canadian television, a cofounder of the CTV station in Halifax (CJCH-TV), and came to Montreal in 1960 to work at CFCF Radio and Television, in part because of the city's much larger Jewish community. He was a pioneer in television public affairs broadcasting and, at CJCHTV, Halifax, originated with the support of Senator Findley MacDonald, the hourlong television news and public affairs telecast. His career began with The Canadian Press News Agency and then their broadcasting division, Press News, with a time-out to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II. Born in Toronto, he nevertheless became known as Historian of Jewish Montreal. He is the author of Fabled City - The Jews of Montreal, Baron Byng to Bagels, From the Ghetto to the Main and The Jewish Contribution to the Modern World.

He was one of the first public affairs broadcasters on Canadian television, Joe King was an journalist, broadcaster, author and historian.

Joe King was an journalist, broadcaster, author and historian.

Baron Byng to Bagels by Joe King