Max Robinson

Journalist

Birthday May 1, 1939

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Richmond, VA

DEATH DATE Dec 20, 1988 (49)

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About

Former broadcast journalist and co-anchor of ABC News World News Tonight.

Before Fame

He attended Oberlin College.

Trivia

He was the first African-American television news anchor in the nation, as well as one of the first broadcast journalists to lose their lives to AIDS.

Family Life

He had one son with his wife, Beverly Hamilton.

Associated With

Rev. Jesse Jackson gave a eulogy at his funeral.