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Max Robinson

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The Resume

    (May 1, 1939-December 20, 1988)
    Died in Washington, DC
    America’s first African-American network journalist
    Co-anchored ABC’s Evening News from 1978 to 1983

Why he might be annoying:

    He sometimes played the race card, accusing his co-workers of bigotry.
    He developed a serious drinking problem.
    He impetuously quit ABC in 1985 and went back to doing local news.
    He had a short temper and could be rude and nasty to those close to him.
    He suffered from depression.
    He was divorced three times.
    He was rumored to be either bisexual or a heroin addict.
    He kept his AIDS diagnosis quiet until after his death.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had a rich, melodic and soothing voice.
    As a newscaster in the segregated South, he was forced to report the news hidden behind a screen, so viewers could not see that he was black.
    One day, he removed the screen and was promptly fired.
    Before joining ABC, he produced several well-made stories on black inner city life in Washington, DC.
    He was instrumental in the Hanafi Muslim hostage crisis in Washington, DC in 1978.
    He challenged the network news executives to show African-Americans in a more positive light.
    Just as he got his life back on track, he contracted AIDS.
    Fellow ABC journalist Harry Reasoner snubbed his funeral.
    He said he was not worthy of the accolades bestowed upon him.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 50 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 69 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 102 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 106 Votes: 66.98% Annoying