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Beach Boy Brian Wilson passes away.

12 June 2025
Written by Robert Manser

Hey was the leading man of pop music for a generation, Brian Wilson, has died aged 82.

The Sourhern Californian icon bought surf culture to the music charts with his group ‘The Beach Boys’, providing the inspiration for the songs – Surfin’ USA, Surfin’ Safari, Surfer Girl – with which he and his group, the Beach Boys, achieved their early fame, defining an American teenage subculture that became a universal dream.

Rest In Power Brian.

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Apart from being the founder and creator of POPrepublic.tv, Robert is an entertainment reporter, journalist and on air talent. He studied TV Presenting at NIDA and journalism and communications at USC. He has hosted red carpets globally, including the MTV Awards, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, TONY Awards and other global events like Mardi Gras and NYC Pride. He was the host and executive producer of POPrepublic TV (a co-production with CBS Interactive) and has appeared on many TV shows, including the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Emmy award-winning episode of Kathy Griffin’s My Life on the D-List and Bravo’s The A-List New York.

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