interviews & Public
Appearances
RADIO conversations
Popoff Radio Show
The interview below originally aired on the PoppOff Radio Show with Mary Jane Popp on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Mary Jane and Robert discussed the importance of positive human interaction during Covid, as well as his history with overcoming mental illness. Listen to the segment with Mary Jane and Robert:
The Frankie Boyer Show
The interview below originally aired on The Frankie Boyer Show on Biz Talk Radio on Monday, May 13, 2019. Frankie and Robert discussed the history he and his family have had with mental illness, as well as the stigmas those with mental illness face in society today. Listen to the segment with Frankie and Robert:
TELEVISeD APPEARaNCEs
This interview originally aired on KTLA Weekend Morning News on Saturday, June 9, 2018, shortly after the tragic passings of fashion icon Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. Please watch the segment, “Understanding & Preventing Suicide with Mental Health Advocate Robert David Jaffee.”
KTLA Morning News
Fox11 News
On May 24, 2016, on the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Month, Robert appeared on Fox 11 News in Los Angeles with anchor Marla Tellez. He discussed overcoming the stigma of psychosis and offered advice to those who suffer from mental illness and to their families.
BASEBALL FERRY
Grand Opening Keynote Address
As a 23-year-old waterfront planner at the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Robert gave the keynote address at the 1989 opening of the “Baseball Ferry.” The ferry, which Robert conceptualized, planned and implemented, took fans from various locations in New York to the World’s Fair Marina for New York Mets games.
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Check out Robert’s speech, as well as speeches by Ann L. Buttenwieser, Robert’s supervisor at the time, who introduced Robert, and then-New York City Parks Commissioner, Henry J. Stern, who provided closing remarks.