Robert Rees
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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.
Honolulu Weekly
Honolulu Weekly is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded by Laurie V. Carlson, it began publishing in the summer of 1991, ostensibly to fill gaps in investigative reporting left by the two main dailies, Honolulu Star-Bulletin and The Honolulu Advertiser, which were...
and Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu Advertiser
The Honolulu Advertiser was a daily newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the largest daily newspaper in the American state of Hawaii. It published daily with special Sunday and Internet editions...
. After graduating from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and the University of California at Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, Rees worked as an advertising executive with Doyle Dane Bernbach
DDB Worldwide
DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc., known internationally as DDB, is a worldwide marketing communications network. It is owned by Omnicom Group Inc, one of the world's largest advertising holding companies...
on campaigns for Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi. He later moved to Hawaii, teaching at the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
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.