Dennis Gruending (born May 18, 1948) is a Canadian journalist and politician. He is primarily a writer of non-fiction, but also published a book of poetry and various pieces of short fiction. He is a journalist who has worked for three newspapers and for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a radio host, radio producer, and television reporter. Gruending was born in St. Benedict, Saskatchewan, and attended University of Saskatchewan where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Carleton University where he received a Masters in Journalism.