Robert Andrew Crooke

Background

Crooke, Robert Andrew was born on April 17, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Henry A. and Theresa E. (Dougherty) Crooke.

Education

Bachelor in English, Providence College, 1969; Master of Arts in English, Fordham University, 1974.

Career

Sports reporter, columnist Long Island Press, Jamaica, New York, 1969-1975. Professional radio, television, educational film script writer New York City, 1976-1979. Associate editor Magazine Age, 1979-1981.

Reporter, contributing editor Long Island Business Newsweekly, Ronkonkoma, New York, 1981-1986. Senior accountant executive Howard J. Rubenstein, New York City, 1986-1987. Director media relations Reuters American, Inc., 1987-1994.

Vice president communications Reuters New Media, 1994-1996. Vice president media relations Reuters American Holdings, Inc., 1996-2000. Managing director Broadgate Consultants Inc., 2000-2001.

Media consultant Makinson Cowell (United States) Ltd., since 2001. Adjunct instructor English Suffolk County Community College, Selden, New York, 1972-1976. Lecturer School Journalism, University Nebraska, 1998-1999, School Journalism, United States.C., 2000, University Connecticut, 2006.

Adjunct professor public affairs New York University, 1998-2000.

Achievements

• Robert Andrew Crooke has been listed as a notable media consultant, writer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Walt Whitmen Birth Place Association, Huntington, New York, 1985-1987. Board corporation trustees The Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, New York, 1984-1987.

Connections

Married Angela Keller Lynch, September 13, 1969. 1 child, Sean Peter.

Father:

Henry A. Crooke

Mother:

Theresa E. (Dougherty) Crooke

Spouse:

Angela Keller Lynch

child:

Sean Peter Crooke