Hal Riney

Hal Patrick Riney
Born17 July 1932
DiedMarch 24, 2008(2008-03-24) (aged 75)
OccupationAdvertising executive

Hal Patrick Riney (17 July 1932[1] – 24 March 2008) was an American advertising executive. He was born in Seattle, Washington. He was the founder of Publicis & Hal Riney. Riney was named #30 on the Advertising Age 100 people of the 20th century.[2] He was added into the Advertising Hall of Fame in 2001. He was mostly known as for narrating Ronald Reagan's 1984 re-election ads "Morning in America" and "Bear in the Woods".

Personal life

Riney died at age 75 on 24 March 2008 from cancer at his home in San Francisco, California, aged 75.[3]

References

  1. "Breaking News, World News & Multimedia". www.nytimes.com.
  2. Hal Riney profile Advertising Age
  3. Hal Riney Dead at 75 March 25, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle