Hal Riney RIP

seth1864 · 03-26-2008, 01:30 PM

Hal Riney Dead at Age 75 - Advertising Age - News

Published: March 25, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- Hal Riney, the legendary adman whose work influenced presidential campaigns and whose vision helped shape auto marketing and many other aspects of the business, died yesterday of cancer. He was 75.

jsgilbert · 03-26-2008, 02:10 PM

My mentor in advertising, Ron Armstrong worked for Hal and I was lucky enough to have met the man several times. In case people didn't know, besides being the founder of Hal Riney & Partners, one of histories most succesful ad agencies, Hal was also quite sought after as a voice talent. He and I actually had the same agent for awhile. Also, Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein are HRP alumni as are most of the top ad people in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Although he has been retired for some time, to say he will be missed is an understatement. He was the man behind Saturn cars, Bartles & James and the voice of Country Time Lemonade. He is also considered to be the mastermind behind the re-election of Ronald Regan for President.

JoeActor · 03-26-2008, 02:58 PM

He certainly did some amazing work.

RIP, Hal, and condolences to your family and loved ones...

Julie Williams · 03-28-2008, 10:43 PM

Sad to hear this.

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03-26-2008, 02:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
jsgilbert jsgilbert Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 295	My mentor in advertising, Ron Armstrong worked for Hal and I was lucky enough to have met the man several times. In case people didn't know, besides being the founder of Hal Riney & Partners, one of histories most succesful ad agencies, Hal was also quite sought after as a voice talent. He and I actually had the same agent for awhile. Also, Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein are HRP alumni as are most of the top ad people in the San Francisco Bay Area. Although he has been retired for some time, to say he will be missed is an understatement. He was the man behind Saturn cars, Bartles & James and the voice of Country Time Lemonade. He is also considered to be the mastermind behind the re-election of Ronald Regan for President.

03-26-2008, 02:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
JoeActor Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,530	He certainly did some amazing work. RIP, Hal, and condolences to your family and loved ones...