Robert Rees

Robert Rees

Robert Morrison "Bob" Rees (b. San Diego, 1938-d. Kailua, Oahu, November 1, 2005) was an advertising executive and journalist who wrote for the "Honolulu Weekly" and "Honolulu Advertiser". After graduating from Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley, Rees worked as an advertising executive with Doyle Dane Bernbach on campaigns for Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi. He later moved to Hawaii, teaching at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Rees was a freelance writer, especially for the alternative paper, the "Honolulu Weekly." He also hosted the Hawaii Public Radio program "Talk of the Islands" and television show "Counterpoint." [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Nov/02/br/br01p.html]

In his journalistic career in Hawaii, Rees often stirred controversy, questioning among others, politicians and certain figures in the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. For his work in "Honolulu Weekly", Rees received two AAN awards [http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewPerson?oid=oid%3A1406] .

External links

* [http://starbulletin.com/2005/11/03/news/story05.html "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" obituary of Robert Rees]
* [http://honoluluweekly.com/diary/2005/11/a-kind-of-conscience/ "A Kind of Conscience," "Honolulu Weekly" obituary]

Articles

"Who's Listening to Bob Rees?", "Hawaii Business", December 1994


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