Robert Bernard Greene, Jr. (born March 10, 1947) is an American journalist. He worked for 24 years for the Chicago Tribune newspaper, where he was an award-winning columnist. Greene has written books on subjects as varied as Michael Jordan, small towns, touring with Alice Cooper and U.S. presidents. His Hang Time: Days and Dreams with Michael Jordan became a bestseller. Greene has two children, Nick and Amanda, from a 31-year marriage with Susan Koebel Greene.
Early life
Originally from Bexley, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Greene attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and became a reporter and feature writer for the Chicago Sun-Times upon graduating in 1969, receiving a regular column in the paper within two years. Greene first drew significant national attention with his book, Billion Dollar Baby (1975), a diary of his experiences while touring with rock musician Alice Cooper and portraying Santa Claus during the show.
Newspaper column
Greene's primary focus remained his newspaper column, for which he won the National Headliner Award for best column in 1977 from an American journalism group. Shortly afterward, Greene was hired by Chicago Tribune and began making occasional guest appearances on local television, eventually landing a commentary slot on the ABC news program Nightline. He also wrote the "American Beat" column in Esquire.
Bob Greene (born December 8, 1958) is an American exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer specializing in fitness, metabolism, and weight loss. Greene is the creator of Best Life, a diet and fitness plan, and Best Life Foods, which sells a line of butter substitutes.
Greene has authored over ten books concerning weight-loss, diet and health, including two books co-authored by Oprah Winfrey. He is a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, has a radio show on the "Oprah and Friends" satellite radio network and is a contributor to O magazine. He lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife Urania and daughter Kylee. Winfrey was the "best woman" at his 2005 wedding.
Robert "Bob" Greene Sr. (April 16, 1918 – June 21, 2010) was an AmericanMakah elder. Greene was the oldest living Makah man and the second-to-last surviving Makah veteran of World War II at the time of his death in 2010. He was a fluent speaker of the Makah language, an indigenous language spoken by the Makah people of Washington state.
He enlisted in the United States Army after leaving Chemawa. Greene served in the Pacific theater during World War II. He would be honored at the Makah Days Parade for 52 years for service during the war.
Death
Greene died of natural causes on June 21, 2010, at the age of 92. His wife, Hazel Butler-Greene, and two daughters predeceased him. Greene was survived by four daughters, Janice La Chester, Elaine Richardson, Pam Greene and Trudy Ward, and four sons, Bob Greene Jr., Keith Greene, Craig Greene Sr. and Kevin Greene.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Putnam County students are among the 20 that U.S. 5th District Congressman Bob, R-Bowling Green, has nominated to attend a U.S. service academy ... .
Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, has been selected to lead Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy for the 119th Congress by Energy and Commerce Chairman-Elect, Congressman ...
He wasn’t feeling green. Billy Bob Thornton, 69, has revealed that he turned down not one but two infamous villain roles ... He added, “With the GreenGoblin, I didn’t feel like getting up at 4 a.m ... Billy Bob Thornton is pictured on Nov.
He is said to have been blindsided by the move, which was apparently given the green light by the boss of ABC’s parent company, Disney chief executive Bob Iger.Concern admission will embolden Trump.
Bob Beckwith, 91 ... Bob Edwards, 76 ... Bush (L), standing next to retired firefighter Bob Beckwith, 69, speaks to volunteers and firemen as he surveys the damage at the site of the World Trade Center14 September2001 in New York ... Bob Graham, 87.
A change in the seasons is upon us ... “I’ve been thinking about this for two or three years,” Clarke said in a recent interview ... “A series of professional workshops started happening under the tenure of JudithBryant and then Bob Green,” she explained ... .
Illegal tire dumping has long been a problem in Youngstown... Bob Burke, program coordinator for Green Youngstown, said city code calls for those convicted of dumping tires to get a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine ... Newsletter ... No.
We celebrated the life of Bob Holt this past Friday at CrossChurch...That's Bob, concerned about how somebody else was feeling ... I'm an Atlanta Falcons fan too, but I wore a green pullover to the celebration of life in honor of Bob's Green Bay Packers.
We celebrated the life of Bob Holt this past Friday at CrossChurch...That's Bob, concerned about how somebody else was feeling ... I'm an Atlanta Falcons fan too, but I wore a green pullover to the celebration of life in honor of Bob's Green Bay Packers.
Montana Standard
19 Dec 2024
Montana Standard
19 Dec 2024