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 Ernest  ROVERE

 

 Ernie Rovere è nato nel 1906 a Carmel in California ed è stato un giornalista ed un organizzatore di crociere di bridge molto noto come editore del San Francisco Chronicle, nonché, come commentatore radio e tv.

 Membro del Board ACBl dal 1957 al 1960 un suo programma televisivo ha contato 12.000 studenti.

 Membro Onorario dell'ACBL nel 1986, come giocatore ha vinto nel 1948 il Master Mixed Teams.

 Ernie morì nel 2000.

 

  Ernest (Ernie) Rovere (1906-2000) of Carmel CA was a journalist, author and director of Contract Bridge Cruises. A bridge editor for the San Francisco Chronicle, a bridge columnist for the San Francisco Call Bulletin for 23 years and commentator on radio and TV bridge programs, Rovere conducted one of longest running TV bridge programs, 32 weeks on 2 PBS stations with 12,000 students. A pioneer in changing rules and laws restricting blacks and Jews from being included in the bridge community, he served as member of the ACBL Board of Directors from 1957-1960. He was a contributing editor to Bridge Encyclopedia and the author of Leads, Signals and Discards, Modern Point-Count Contract Bridge, Contract Bridge Complete. Rovere won the Master Mixed Teams in 1955, was named Life Master #100 in 1948, and was the ACBL Honorary Member in 1986.

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