Rowan Dean
Rowan Dean is an Australian advertising executive, television presenter and social commentator. He rose to prominence as a panelist on early seasons of Gruen, and subsequently became an opinion commentator with multiple newspapers and a co-host of conservative Sky News Australia program Outsiders. He is regarded as a right-wing conservative commentator.[1][2]
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Born | Canberra, Australia |
Occupation | Advertising executive, television presenter, magazine editor |
Employer | Sky News Australia |
Career
Dean moved to England in 1978 and worked in a number of advertising agencies. He is credited with co-writing the 'Photobooth' commercial for Hamlet Cigars, one of the most awarded ads of all time, as well as successfully launching Foster's Lager into the UK market, winning D&AD Awards and both Gold and Silver Cannes Lions.[3][4] Dean returned to Australia in 1988 working in the Australian advertising industry, setting up Rowan Dean Films in 1995 to produce advertisements.[3]
Dean gained prominence as a commentator appearing as a regular panelist on ABC comedy series Gruen from 2008, also writing pieces for News Corp Australia and The Australian Financial Review.[5] Dean became editor of The Spectator Australia in 2014.[6]
In 2016, Dean became co-host of Sky News conservative commentary program Outsiders.[7][8] Dean remains the only original host of the format, with the other two initial co-hosts being fired by the channel for various controversies related to comments made during the program.[9][10]
In November 2016, Dean attended a party at The Rugby Club in Sydney to celebrate the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States Presidential Election[11].
References
- Lewis, Charlie (22 August 2017). "Pinpointing the exact moment Rowan Dean lost his mind: a Crikey investigation". Crikey.
- Butler, Josh (9 November 2016). "We Spent Election Day With Trump's Biggest Aussie Supporters". The Huffington Post.
- "Rowan Dean appointed as Euro RSCG's new ECD". Campaign Brief. 27 May 2006.
- Burrows, Tim. "DR MUMBO: Gruen Transfer Returns, and we publish our first verbatim press release". Mumbrella.
- Canning, Simon (6 December 2009). "Budgie smugglers and Bob Hawke may help sell Mad Monk". The Australian.
- Christensen, Nic. "Rowan Dean takes over as editor of The Spectator but signals end to AFR marketing column". Mumbrella.
- Hayes, Alex (21 November 2016). "Mark Latham, Rowan Dean and Ross Cameron land Sunday morning 'Outsiders' show on Sky News". Mumbrella.
- "Trump's Aussie mates: Latham, Dean and Cameron launch new show". The Australian. News Corp Australia. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.(subscription required)
- Loomes, Phoebe (2 November 2018). "Sky News commentator sacked over on-air racism". news.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Meade, Amanda (29 March 2017). "Mark Latham sacked by Sky News after controversial remarks". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- Jabour, Bridie (9 November 2016). "'We've been oppressed': Australian mates of Trump share his finest hour". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 January 2020.