Candidate for
Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 10

A graduate of Williams Elementary, Bret Harte Middle and Leland High Schools, Robert's life has been built in Almaden. He grew up hiking through the hills and fishing in Echo Lake, and now he is a community leader, encouraging student athletes at these same schools.

After graduating from Leland High School in 1976, Robert attended De Anza and Foothill Community Colleges, going on to receive his degree in Radio, Television and Film in 1981 from San Jose State University. Robert then left San Jose to get his Masters Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri in 1982.

Pursuing his love of sports broadcasting, Robert worked in Laredo, Texas as a Sports Director briefly. But San Jose quickly pulled him home, and in 1983, Robert returned home to serve as a reporter and backup anchor at KICU TV, Channel 36.

Robert covered stories from city government to law enforcement, and eventually worked his way back to local sports. In 1991, Robert was named sports director and in 1992, he started "High School Sports Focus." Conceived as a way to highlight and celebrate student athletes, Robert's show was the first-ever high school sports highlight and feature program aired in a major market.

In October of 2001, Robert left KICU and began his own small business, Annabelle Productions. In his new venture, Robert remained committed to encouraging teenagers to achieve positive goals and coupled his passion for local sports with a lot of hard work to build a successful business. The Emmy Award winning Cal-Hi Sports program is now in its tenth season, and covers schools all over the Bay Area.

Robert's unique position as both a community leader and small business owner in Almaden has given him an opportunity to give back to the community that has given him so much. His company has donated cars as part of the Allstate Teen Safe Driving contest and through the Spirit of Achievement feature on Cal-Hi Sports, and more than $100,000 in scholarship money has been given away to students who have overcome adversity in their lives to succeed in high school.

In addition to his work for local student athletes, Robert also serves on several local community boards, including the Reach Youth Scholarship Committee and the City of San Jose Small Business Development Commission.

Robert and his wife Ann have been married for 24 years, after meeting at Robert's Leland High 10-year reunion. Ann, who is a teacher in the San Jose Unified School District and also a Leland High School and San Jose State graduate, was named teacher of the year at Booksin Elementary School in 2008. They have two children, Kelly, a senior at San Diego State University, and Daniel, a student at West Valley College.