Robin Young
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Born | Robin Cardwell Youngs |
Robin Cardwell Young (née Youngs) is an American television and radio personality.
Early life and education
Young was born on
Her three siblings are all actors. Gail Youngs and Jim Youngs are her sister and brother. Her third sibling is veteran film actor John Savage.[5]
Career in broadcasting
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She began in television as a secretary at Channel 38 in Boston in 1973. In 1975, she went on air as a radio announcer at WBZ (Boston). She made her first television appearance on WBZ-TV's
After one year, she switched her role at the station and began hosting and producing a number of primetime specials under her own production company, Young Visions. In 1988, Young was "Life" section anchor of USA Today: The Television Show, a nationally syndicated news program.[7]
She made the documentary The Los Altos Story, promoting HIV/AIDS awareness; she won the Peabody Award in 1990 for this program.[8][9]
Young has hosted
Awards
Young has won the
References
- ^ a b "Robin Young". WBUR. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Deepa Fernandes Joins NPR and WBUR's Here & Now as Co-host". NPR. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Scott Tong named 'Here & Now' co-host". Current. 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Full List of Winners". Ithaca College Alumni Awards. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "The Tribe From 'Hair' Reunites After 40 Years". WBUR. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "1988 Press Photo Bill Macatee and Robin Young anchors on USA Today - cvp11595". Historic Images. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Robin Young – Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame". Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Rotary and AIDS: The Los Altos Story". Peabody. 1990. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Robin Young". WBUR. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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