Rob Hiaasen
Rob Hiaasen | |
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| Born | February 9, 1959 Plantation, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 59) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Education | University of Florida |
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| Employer | The Capital |
| Spouse |
Maria Mills (m. 1985) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Carl Hiaasen (brother) |
| Awards | Knight Journalism Fellow |
Robert Keith Hiaasen (February 9, 1959 – June 28, 2018) was an American journalist and assistant editor at The Capital, a newspaper published in Annapolis, Maryland. He also taught at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. A native of Plantation, then a rural suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Hiaasen began his career at The Palm Beach Post before joining The Baltimore Sun as a feature writer and where he later wrote a regular column. He was shot and killed at work at The Capital during the Capital Gazette shooting.