Max Robinson | |
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Born | Maxie Cleveland Robinson Jr.[1] May 1, 1939[2][3] Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | December 20, 1988[4][5][6] Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 49)
Cause of death | Complications from AIDS[5][2] |
Resting place | Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Suitland, Maryland, U.S. |
Education | Indiana University Oberlin College Virginia Union University |
Occupation | Television journalist |
Years active | 1959–1985[2] |
Notable credit(s) | First African–American broadcast news anchor, ABC World News Tonight.[6] |
Spouses | Eleanor Booker
(m. 1963; div. 1968)Beverly Hamilton
(m. 1977; div. 1985) |
Children | 4 |
Family | Randall Robinson (brother) |
Maxie Cleveland Robinson Jr.[1] (May 1, 1939[2][3] – December 20, 1988)[4][5] was an American broadcast journalist, most notably serving as co-anchor on ABC World News Tonight alongside Frank Reynolds and Peter Jennings from 1978 until 1983.[2][6] Robinson is noted as the first African-American broadcast network news anchor in the United States.[4][1][7] Robinson was a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists.[8]