Greenwich Who's Who: Bob Horton

[Greenwich]

Bob Horton is a Greenwich Time columnist.

Horton is a Greenwich native who grew up in Riverside and now lives
near Binney Park in Old Greenwich. Bob is returning to his
journalistic roots. He started many years ago as City Hall reporter
for the Torrington Register in northwest Connecticut and then moved to
Washington, D.C. to write for States News Service. While in Washington
he covered stories for papers in Connecticut and Alaska, and wrote a
weekly political column that ran in several Connecticut papers.

Horton moved back to Greenwich in the late '80s. His family has
generations-deep Greenwich history. His great-grandfather was an
oyster fisherman on Long Island Sound and his grandfather was the
town's tax assessor for many years. Both of his children graduated
from the Greenwich public school system, and his wife Robin is a
graphic designer and author of urbangardensweb.com, a blog that
explores gardening and design in small spaces.

Needing to make a real living, Bob gave up journalism and pursued a
career in marketing. He worked many years for Burson-Marsteller, a
public relations agency, and was recently head of brand marketing for
Merrill Lynch. He now works in commercial real estate in New York
City.

Horton's column runs Fridays in Greenwich Time.