Max Robinson
Max Robinson | |
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Robinson on ABC World News Tonight, 1979. | |
| Born | Maxie Cleveland Robinson Jr. May 1, 1939 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1988 (aged 49) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Complications from AIDS |
| Resting place | Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Suitland, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Indiana University Oberlin College Virginia Union University |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Years active | 1959–1985 |
| Notable credit(s) | First African–American broadcast news anchor, ABC World News Tonight. |
| Spouses | Eleanor Booker
(m. 1963; div. 1968)Beverly Hamilton
(m. 1977; div. 1985) |
| Children | 4 |
| Family | Randall Robinson (brother) |
Maxie Cleveland Robinson Jr. (May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988) 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. Robinson is noted as the first African-American broadcast network news anchor in the United States. Robinson was a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists.