Robert Stewart

American entrepreneur, TV personality, radio and TV producer (1918-2006)

Robert La Rue Stewart (November 19, 1918 – April 5, 2006), popularly known in the Philippines as "Uncle Bob", was an American entrepreneur, TV personality, radio and TV producer in the Philippines. He founded GMA Network Inc.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Robert Stewart (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 19, 1918, died Apr 6, 2006.1

About

He founded GMA Network Inc. on March 1, 1950.

Stewart came to the Philippines in 1943 as a war correspondent for United Press (UP). He fell in love with the country and after the war ended, he decided to stay. In 1948, he met and fell in love with Loreto Feliciano, a widow from Pampanga with three children, and married her the following year.

From Wikipedia’s article on Robert Stewart, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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