Romona Robinson

Romona Robinson
Born Romona Robinson
April 10, 1959
Wilson City, Missouri
Occupation TV news anchor
Years active 1981-present
Spouse(s) Rodney Tyler, 2004 - present
Awards Eight-time Lower Great Lakes Emmy Award winner
Edward R. Murrow Award winner
Ohio Broadcasters HOF
Website
19 Action News.com

Romona Robinson[1] is a television news anchor in Cleveland, Ohio currently appearing weeknights on CBS affiliate WOIO channel 19.

Bio/Early Life and Career

Robinson was born April 10, 1959 in Wilson City, Missouri as one of 10 children in her family.[2] Following high school, she attended Lincoln University, where she graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism.[3] After graduating from college, Robinson went right into the broadcast business, working in the city of her alma mater Jefferson City, Missouri first at a radio station, then at a television station as a reporter/weekend news anchor before moving on to Charleston, South Carolina in 1985 for a TV news anchor job.[1]

Cleveland

In 1988, WUAB channel 43 in Cleveland debuted it's then-new nightly 10 O'Clock News newscast, hiring Robinson to be one of the primary co-anchors.[4] This made her the first African-American woman to be an anchor of a nightly newscast in Cleveland.[2] Robinson would become a popular personality at WUAB, getting her noticed to the point where in 1992 she had a brief cameo role in the ABC series The Commish.[5]

Robinson would remain at WUAB until 1997, when she would move over to Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC channel 3 to be their weeknight news anchor.[6] Robinson and co-anchor Tim White would become one of Cleveland's most popular and highest rated news teams during their near decade-long tenure together (1999-2008), but in December 2008 WKYC opted not to renew White's contract, and named Robinson as solo anchor of the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts on WKYC, making her the first African-American woman to serve in that role in Cleveland.[2][7] During this time, Robinson was able to get a one-on-one interview with President Barack Obama.[8] Robinson would serve in this capacity on WKYC until December 16, 2011 when her contract expired.[9]

Robinson would then sign with CBS affiliate WOIO channel 19 in January 2012 to become their new weeknight co-anchor, where she remains to this day[10]

Personal

Robinson married Rodney Tyler in August 2004.[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Robinson timeline". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Robinson bio". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Robinson bio". WOIO. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  4. ↑ "WUAB 10:00 News team circa 1989". NE Ohio TV Memories. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  5. ↑ "Robinson in "The Commish"". NY Times. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  6. ↑ "Robinson signs with WOIO". Cleveland plain Dealer. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  7. ↑ "Robinson makes history". Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  8. ↑ "Robinson interviews Obama". Media Bistro. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  9. ↑ "Robinson leaves WKYC". Media Bistro. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  10. ↑ "Robinson signs with WOIO". Media Bistro. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  11. ↑ "Robinson inducted into Ohio Broadcasters HOF". Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  12. ↑ "Robinson inducted into Ohio Broadcasters HOF". Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  13. ↑ "Robinson wins Diversity Award". Kent State University. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  14. ↑ "Robinson wins Diversity Award". WKYC. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  15. ↑ "Robinson inducted into Cleveland Broadcasters HOF". Cleveland Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  16. ↑ "Robinson wins YWCA Award". WKYC. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  17. ↑ "Robinson wins YWCA Award". YWCA. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  18. ↑ "Robinson/Dufala receive Murrow Award". WOIO. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  19. ↑ "Robinson/WOIO win Murrow Award". Radio Television Digital News Association. Retrieved 2014-04-25.

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