 Among Rense's works as an author, "The Oaks" (2007) is his semi-autobiographical account of growing up in 1960s Thousand Oaks, and "The Last Byline" (2003) details life at a fictional newspaper from the same era.Rip Rense's parents were Arthur F. Rense and the latter's first wife, Madelon.His father was a sports journalist with the Los Angeles newspaper the "Daily News" before going on to a successful career in public relations, notably with the Douglas Aircraft Company and the Summa Corporation.