Robert Stewart | |
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| Born | Robert La Rue Stewart November 19, 1918 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2006 (aged 87) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Resting place | Loyola Memorial Park Philippines |
| Other names | Uncle Bob |
| Known for | Founder of GMA Network Inc. |
| Style | Television show host |
| Television | The 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 |
| Spouse | Loreto 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.