Robert (Bob) Vincent Jervis OAM was an Australian journalist and author from Adelaide, South Australia.
[1] Born in Adelaide, educated at St. Peters College and coming from a well known South Australian journalistic family, Jervis began work at The Advertiser as a copy boy in 1941.
Between 1960 and 1966, he was part of Channel 7's commentary panel for Australian Rules Football television coverage [2] and from 1966 to 1974, he was State press relations officer for five Royal visits to South Australia.
He was said to have left his cadets all with a lifelong love of the written word, a thirst for correct spelling and grammar, and a respect for accuracy and ethics.
[8] Prolific columnist Des Colquhoun once said "(Jervis) has had more effect on quality of life in South Australia than the last ten state governments".