Rob DeMarco was a content editor and senior photo editor for several national publishing companies including NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, TIME INC, the NEW YORK POST, and various entertainment magazines. He began writing his newspaper column, The Casual Observer in 2018 for the HENRY COUNTY TIMES in Georgia and is now with WPRN Public Radio. He is also writing a SCI-FI novel dealing with AI.
Rob has been producing content for over 50 years and still finds that he’s not out of ideas yet. He particularly enjoys The Casual Observer column because there are no limits to what is out there.
The CASUAL OBSERVER is a twice-weekly column in which Rob DeMarco takes a lighthearted look at the world and many of its issues and topics of discussion. The approach is light-hearted and amusing but right to the point. The column is very popular with the readership and received many comments and praise. The topics are of general interest and apply to any demographic or location. Rob writes for people who love to read newspapers.
REVIEWS for the CASUAL OBSERVER
“The Casual Observer is the first place I go when I go to WPRN
Always get a dose of common sense and a laugh!” – P.F.
“Let’s have more of Rob DeMarco. This guy is a modern-day Mark Twain” – Richard C. Gounaud
“The Casual Observer is unique. I have never seen a column like this anywhere. Thanks to the wprnPublicRadio.com for running it.” –Doug Swenson
“The Casual Observer is Brilliant! My wife and I look forward to his column every week.” – Oliver Mackenzie
“The Casual Observer’s column on ‘Opinions’ was right on the money.”. – James Miller
“It’s a shame we can’t even discuss issues anymore.” – Marge Kent
“Pretty soon there will no longer be any language other than texting”
“The Casual Observer’s column makes you think!” –E.G.
“The Casual Observer Sees the Bigger Picture”- Carol Fricke
“The Casual Observer is first rate! He hits the Nail on the head Every Time!” – Craig Zeller
My wife and I LOVE The Casual Observer column-Fred and Kathleen Doyle