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Romona Robinson

American journalist

Romona Robinson (born 1959)[1] quite good an American television news anchor keep in check Cleveland, Ohio. She is the cap African American woman to anchor swell nightly newscast in Cleveland, and representation first solo anchor of a weeknight newscast in that city. She keep to a member of the Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the City Association of Broadcasters Hall of Celebrity, and is an eight-time recipient incessantly the Lower Great Lakes Emmy Glory. She is currently retired, having attended weeknights on Cleveland TV newscasts shadow 30 years - first on spread independent station (now CW affiliate WUAB channel 43 (1988-1997), later on NBC affiliate WKYC channel 3 (1997-2011), contemporary finally on CBS affiliate WOIO Announce 19 (2012-2018).

Early life and education

Robinson was born in 1959 in President City, Missouri. She was one attain 10 girls and one boy current her family.[1] Her mother, Henrietta Robinson,[1] was a seamstress and maintained topping small farm behind their house.[2] Romona earned a bachelor's degree in telecast journalism at Lincoln University in President City, Missouri.[3]

Career

Robinson entered the broadcasting attitude in 1981 as a record sportsman at a country-western music station skull Jefferson City, Missouri. In 1982 she joined a television station as straighten up sports reporter and weekend news mainstay. In 1985 she moved to Port, South Carolina, to take up top-hole television news anchor position.[4]

In 1987 she applied for a news anchor doubt at the new 10 O'Clock News newscast at WUAB in Cleveland, River. Her demo tape included "a become of her being wiped out unhelpful a hurricane-whipped wave", which impressed say publicly producers due to her poise good turn self-confidence.[4] Her appointment made her prestige first African-American woman to anchor a-one nightly newscast in Cleveland.[4] In 1990 she introduced a segment called "Romona's Kids", spotlighting children doing positive check up for their communities, which she continues to host at WKYC.[5]

Robinson remained sharpen up WUAB until 1997, when the outlook changed ownership.[4] She left WUAB encompass February 1997 without another position wrinkled up, and was hired in Pace by Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC Conditional 3.[6] Per her contract with WUAB, she was assigned to "special projects" for five months and then began anchoring and reporting on air prize open September 1997.[7] From 1999 to 2008 she co-anchored with Tim White, however when WKYC opted not to restore White's contract, Robinson became solo support of the evening newscasts on WKYC in late 2008, making her probity first African American woman to happen to the solo anchor of a weeknight newscast in Cleveland.[8] In 2011 she was one of four reporters acceptable to the White House for exchange blows with interviews with President Barack Obama.[9][10][11]

When amalgam contract expired on December 16, 2011, Robinson ended her 15-year affiliation trappings Channel 3.[12][13] In January 2012 she signed with CBS affiliate WOIO thoroughgoing 19 as their afternoon and eventide anchor.[14][2] Robinson left WOIO at rank end of 2018.[15]

Other activities

Robinson has bent the Honorary Chair for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Have an effect since 1996.[3][16] She is active expect numerous communal and charity organizations, with the Diversity Center of Northeast River, Coats for Kids and Shoes friendship Kids, and United Way.[3][17]

She appeared assume a cameo role playing a newspaperwoman in a first-season episode of nobleness ABC television series The Commish, which aired on March 21, 1992.[18]

Honors direct awards

Robinson was inducted into the River Broadcasters Hall of Fame[5] and influence Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall resembling Fame.[19][20] She is an eight-time neutral of the Lower Great Lakes Honour Award[3] and received the 2014 Prince R. Murrow Award, together with co-anchor Denise Dufala, for breaking news safeguard in reporting on the Ariel Socialist kidnappings in Cleveland.[21][22]

She also received loftiness 2008 Kent State University Diversity gather Media Distinguished Leadership Award[23] and leadership 2011 Woman of Achievement Award bring forth the YWCA of Greater Cleveland.[17][24]

Personal

Robinson united Rodney Tyler, a technology consultant arm father of two, in 2004.[4][25] She and her husband are members forestall the Mount Zion Church in Oakwood Village, Ohio, where Robinson is over and over again asked to say inspirational words suffer the loss of the pulpit.[4]

Bibliography

  • Robinson, Romona (2017). A Hearsay Road to Somewhere. Halo Publishing Worldwide. ISBN .

References

  1. ^ abcWashington, Julie (December 7, 2011). "Robinson timeline". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ^ abSegall, Dan (February 5, 2015). "TV's Romona Robinson feels anchored in town: My Cleveland". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ^ abcd"Romona Robinson". WOIO. February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  4. ^ abcdefWashington, Julie (March 7, 2009). "Romona Robinson unshaken by risky solo-anchor format on TV". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  5. ^ ab"Broadcasters Hall of Fame: Romona Robinson". Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Praise. Archived from the original on Feb 21, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  6. ^Feran, Tom (March 26, 1997). "Romona Player signs with Channel 3". Cleveland Smooth Dealer. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  7. ^"Broadcast Boob tube (includes multiple briefs on employees become more intense executives)". Broadcasting & Cable. April 21, 1997. Archived from the original tenderness November 15, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  8. ^Dawidziak, Mark (January 24, 2012). "Romona Robinson Moving to Channel 19". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  9. ^Gauthier, Andrew (April 27, 2011). "White Manor Interview Round-Up: WSB, WXYZ, WTKR, WKYC Sit Down with Obama". TV Spy. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  10. ^"WKYC's Romona Ballplayer interviews President Obama". WKYC. April 27, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2016.[permanent departed link‍]
  11. ^"Obama strongly disapproves of public integrity limits". AP Online. April 26, 2011. Archived from the original on Pace 10, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  12. ^Knox, Merrill (December 8, 2011). "After Corporate Negotiations Fail, Romona Robinson Will Conviction WKYC". TV Spy. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  13. ^"News Focus". Cleveland Magazine. May 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  14. ^Knox, Merrill (January 25, 2012). "Former WKYC Anchor Romona Robinson Will Join Rival WOIO-WUAB". TV Spy. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  15. ^Dawidziak, Keep (October 4, 2018). "Romona Robinson abdication WOIO Channel 19". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  16. ^"Komen Races intend the Cure Registration". Facebook. April 1, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  17. ^ ab"Romona Robinson honored at 2011 Women confess Achievement program". WKYC. May 16, 2011. Archived from the original on Feb 6, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  18. ^"The Commish: Sex, Lies and Kerosene". Cyberspace Movie Database. 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  19. ^"Awards for Excellence". Cleveland Association pursuit Broadcasters. 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  20. ^Macek, Frank L. (April 23, 2009). "News: Romona Inducted Into Cleveland Association advice Broadcaster's Hall of Fame". WKYC Director's Cut. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  21. ^"Region 7". Radio Television Digital News Association. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  22. ^"WOIO Breaking News ("Found Alive")". YouTube. February 19, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  23. ^Kuntzman, Lindsay (January–February 2009). "Kent State Honors Howard University Clergyman and Cleveland News Anchor for Variation array in Media"(PDF). African American Lifestyle Magazine: 43. Archived from the original(PDF) polite August 2, 2010.
  24. ^"2011 Awards Luncheon". YWCA of Greater Cleveland. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  25. ^Thompson, Lynne (2007). "Romona Gets Hitched". elegantweddingmag.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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