Norman Robinson (television news reporter)
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Norman Hollis Robinson is news anchor for WDSU-TV New Orleans Channel 6 (NBC
), where he has worked in the news department since 1992. After service as a musician
in the United States Navy
, he began his career in broadcast journalism on radio in Southern California and then worked successively in television in Alabama, New York, and District of Columbia (where he served on the White House Press Corps
for CBS
) before moving to New Orleans in 1981. Robinson is known for his ability to interview public officials in the New Orleans area. It was on the news program which Robinson anchors that New Orleans City Council
woman Stacy Head was interviewed as she started posting her e-mails online during the height of the 2009 New Orleans e-mail controversy.
In June 2008 Robinson was furloughed by WDSU after being arrested for driving while intoxicated but returned to work a month later. Robinson promised that he would never again drive while under the influence of alcohol. In an April 2009 testimony concerning the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Robinson said that post-Katrina
trauma, including loss of his home:
Robinson is married to Monica Hall Robinson of Mobile, Alabama
. The couple has three children. His civic activities include Goodwill Industries
, March of Dimes
, New Orleans Concert Band, and Our Lady of Holy Cross College
(from which he received an honorary doctor of humane letters
). He is a member of Golden Key International Honour Society
and a deacon in Saint Mark's Fourth Baptist Church of New Orleans.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
), where he has worked in the news department since 1992. After service as a musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
, he began his career in broadcast journalism on radio in Southern California and then worked successively in television in Alabama, New York, and District of Columbia (where he served on the White House Press Corps
White House Press Corps
The White House Press Corps is the group of journalists or correspondents usually stationed at the White House in Washington, D.C. to cover the president of the United States, White House events and news briefings. Their offices are located in the West Wing....
for CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
) before moving to New Orleans in 1981. Robinson is known for his ability to interview public officials in the New Orleans area. It was on the news program which Robinson anchors that New Orleans City Council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
woman Stacy Head was interviewed as she started posting her e-mails online during the height of the 2009 New Orleans e-mail controversy.
In June 2008 Robinson was furloughed by WDSU after being arrested for driving while intoxicated but returned to work a month later. Robinson promised that he would never again drive while under the influence of alcohol. In an April 2009 testimony concerning the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Robinson said that post-Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
trauma, including loss of his home:
-
- I ended up going to a psychologist because I wanted to commit suicide, and I ended up in a drunken stupor most of the time.
Robinson is married to Monica Hall Robinson of Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
. The couple has three children. His civic activities include Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries International is a not-for-profit organization that provides job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have a disability, lack education or job experience, or face employment challenges...
, March of Dimes
March of Dimes
The March of Dimes Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies.-Organization:...
, New Orleans Concert Band, and Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Our Lady of Holy Cross College is a liberal arts college in New Orleans, Louisiana.-History:OLHCC was founded in 1916 as a two year normal school by the Marianites of Holy Cross. Its original location was in the Bywater area of New Orleans. It became a 4 year institution in 1938. In 1947, a ...
(from which he received an honorary doctor of humane letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters is always conferred as an honorary degree, usually to those who have distinguished themselves in areas other than science, government, literature or religion, which are awarded degrees of Doctor of Science, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Letters, or Doctor of...
). He is a member of Golden Key International Honour Society
Golden Key International Honour Society
The Golden Key International Honour Society is an Atlanta, Georgia-based non-profit organization founded in 1977 to recognise academic achievement among college and university students in all disciplines....
and a deacon in Saint Mark's Fourth Baptist Church of New Orleans.
External links
- Norman Robinson goes to NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)