Robert Stewart (entrepreneur)

Robert Stewart
Born
Robert La Rue Stewart

(1918-11-19)November 19, 1918
DiedApril 6, 2006(2006-04-06) (aged 87)
Resting placeLoyola Memorial Park
Philippines
Other namesUncle Bob
Known forFounder of GMA Network Inc.
StyleTelevision show host
TelevisionThe News with Uncle Bob (1961)
Uncle Bob's Lucky 7 Club (1960s-1970s)
The Maestro and Uncle Bob (1978)
The Bob Stewart Show
Uncle Bob & Friends
SpouseLoreto Feliciano

Robert La Rue Stewart[1] (November 19, 1918 – April 6, 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. on June 14, 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.

  1. ^ "GMA Careers AboutUs". careers.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.