Leasing News Advisory Board Member Biography Bob Kieve, Mr. San Jose
Bob Kieve joined the Leasing News Advisory Board on February 4, 2005. He is most likely our oldest member, 86; perhaps, one of the most experienced radio broadcasters, commentators, with the most public experience. Not only is his “Mr. San Jose,” an award given to him for all his community service, but has served in the good will category through out the world and was one of President Dwight Eisenhower’s speech writers for three years. He has many stories about "Ike," a person he greatly admired. Bob was very active with the San Jose Chamber of Commerce as well as the San Jose Symphony and its successor, Symphony Silicon Valley, "...which IS in the black, chiefly because of the efforts of its CEO, Andrew Bales." Bob has served on many non-profits in active positions from president to chairman of committees, too numerous to mention here. It is his writing skills, and as important, his ability as a commentator on San Francisco Bay area radio that he is most known to the local public. His commentary is always full of wit, common sense, sophistication, and Bob is definitely known to speak his mind. Whether you agreed or did not agree with him, it was a pleasure to hear his commentary. Bob today serves more as a mentor, someone you want to be when you grow up. When asked, he participates with his opinion on subjects and positions on Leasing News, although he is not in the equipment leasing business. He is a broadcaster. The internet is the newest median. He was one of the first to be “on line” and appreciate the direction the World Wide Web is heading. He still is very active, someone you look forward to in getting an e-mail. Leasing News asked him the four questions advisors have been requested to respond: 1. The biggest issue facing our business is similar to the issues facing many other businesses: our world is changing so dramatically, because of the advances of technology that we all have to find ways of keeping up. The radio business is keeping up through its marriage with the internet. 2. The advice I'd give a young person entering our business today is: get a truly rounded education. Learning only the crafts needed today really isn't enough. Too many kids are "majoring" in something our educational institutions are calling "communications." Learning about communicating is of limited value if you haven't got anything to communicate. A liberal education is still essential. 3. I attribute what success I have to the fact that my mother was right when (to my irritation) she responded to every one of my setbacks by saying: It's all for the best, Bob; you’ll see that everything is for the best." She WAS right. Every setback I had, every disappointment had a good result. Example: When, working in Rochester, NY, I formed a company to buy a radio station, I was devastated by the fact that the Rochester station I wanted to buy wasn't for sale. Then somebody came along and said there was a station for sale in a place called San Jose.! 4. The one thing I want to do before I die?
Robert S. Kieve Born Jersey City, NJ: 86 years ago
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