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Robert Waite

  • Writer, Freelance
  • Managing Director, Waite + Co.
Canada, United States
As seen in: Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel, LinkedIn, Medium, National Post, The Salem News (Salem, MA), Haringey People, Gateley, Ipswich Local News
Covers:  Everything under the sun. But specifically travel and film.
Communications professional, proud father, dutiful spouse.

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Robert Waite’s Biography

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Bob Waite began his writing career in 1970 with the Ipswich Chronicle and other North Shore Weeklies newspapers as summer reporter and editor. During that time he won three New England Press Association Best Column awards. He subsequently worked for Pacific News Service (PNS), covering politics from San Francisco, and as PNS' Eastern European Correspondent, based in Warsaw, Poland. He later served as press secretary to Senators Edward W. Brooke (R-MA) and Robert J. Dole (R-KS).

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Lite Waite: When it comes to putting living politicians' faces on coins, blame Silent C...

Lite Waite: When it comes to putting living politicians' faces on coins, blame Silent C...

by Bob Waite When I was 12 or so, I came into possession of my grandfather's stamp collection. There were a c…

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Lite Waite: Dan Kelly wants you to know he is fed up, but do voters have an appetite for change?

Lite Waite: Dan Kelly wants you to know he is fed up, but do voters have an appetite for change?

Explore Dan Kelly's campaign insights and breakfast habits as he aims to unseat state Representative Kristen …

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Lite Waite: It takes a village of volunteers to keep abandoned guinea pigs safe and secure

Lite Waite: It takes a village of volunteers to keep abandoned guinea pigs safe and secure

by Bob Waite They are not from Guinea. And they are not pigs. But they are cute. Maybe too cute for their own…

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Lite Waite: How attending Boys State taught me that politics is a contact sport

Lite Waite: How attending Boys State taught me that politics is a contact sport

by Bob Waite So how does one get pulled into politics? That was the gist of my recent Ipswich Museum talk. My…

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Lite Waite: As in 1976, the impending appearance of Sail Boston's Tall Ships will lift spirits

Lite Waite: As in 1976, the impending appearance of Sail Boston's Tall Ships will lift spirits

Discover the captivating tales of Tall Ships amidst America's celebrations and challenges throughout history.

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Lite Waite: Frustrated by FIFA's crazy ticket prices? Find your tribe and enjoy the matches

Lite Waite: Frustrated by FIFA's crazy ticket prices? Find your tribe and enjoy the matches

Explore the impact of the World Cup as it transforms soccer's popularity and stirs emotions across the globe.

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Lite Waite: Does Rep. Seth Moulton suffer from ants in the pants?

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By Robert Waite
| Ipswich Local News Verified
- Advertisement - Please Support Local Advertisers by Bob Waite When I first heard the expression “ants in the pants” it came from my grandmother, a plainspoken woman from America’s heartland. She was referencing people who are extremely restless, fidgety, impatient, and unable to stay in one place. In short, she was referring to me. But now, all these years later, she could have just as easily been describing our member of Congress, Seth Moulton.
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Lite Waite: Is football, a sport that fosters a sense of community, destined to fade away?

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By Robert Waite
| Ipswich Local News Verified
- Advertisement - Please Support Local Advertisers by Bob Waite When it comes to football, I’m a hypocrite. On the one hand, I love to watch, be it in person or on TV. I avidly follow the NFL’s Patriots and the Big Ten’s Wisconsin Badgers. When I can, I also try to catch the Ipswich Tigers Thanksgiving Day face-off with arch-rival Hamilton-Wenham. On the other hand, I didn’t encourage my son (and won’t encourage any hypothetical grandsons) to take up the sport.
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Lite Waite: Could an accelerating move from cable to streaming mark the end for ICAM?

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By Robert Waite
| Ipswich Local News Verified
- Advertisement - Please Support Local Advertisers by Bob Waite Taping a segment for John Wolforth’s The Sane Estate ICAM program recently got me thinking about cable TV. And public access television. Cable TV came to Ipswich in 1981, as it came to much of America in the 1970s and 80s. It came with big promises. And a relatively modest price tag. The company granted a license was Ipswich Cablevision, headed up by Mary “Mickey” Williamson and partner Ed Hawes.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I did use a typewriter as I began my work as a journalist - both an Underwood and a Royal. In later times I used an IBM Selectric.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means telling the best truth possible.

Why did you become a journalist?

I had an interest from a very young age - I even wrote and printed a kind of newspaper for my younger siblings when I was about ten.

Awards

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New England Press Association

1970 - Best Column

New England Press Association

1972 - Best Column

New England Press Association

1975 - Best Column

New England Press Association

2023 - Second Place - Serious Columnist
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New England Press Association

2023 - First Place - Political Columnist

Awarded by the New England Newspaper and Press Association

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New England Press Association

2024 - First Place - Serious Columnist