Background
Robinson, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, is a graduate of Detroit"s famous Cass Technical High School.
Robinson, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, is a graduate of Detroit"s famous Cass Technical High School.
Cass Technical High School.
She was also the host of television One Access, a show on the television One network produced by Access. She then moved to Atlanta to attend Spelman College. Robinson"s career began in Detroit at WGPR-TV62, the first African-American owned television station in the United States. After that Robinson was a medical reporter and weekend anchor for WISN-television in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where her series on women and cancer garnered her an Associated Press award.
She also served as host of the daily talk show Milwaukee"s Talking.
Robinson later joined newly formed KEYE-television in Austin, Texas in 1995, as a reporter and anchor where her series "Profiles in Power", focusing on women who made an impact in Central Texas, earned Robinson an American Women in Radio and Television award. Before joining Access Hollywood, Robinson was a reporter and anchor for WSVN-television in Miami, Florida.
During her tenure there, Robinson anchored coverage of both the Clinton impeachment hearings and of Hurricane George, which devastated the Florida Keys. She traveled to Oklahoma to profile survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing.
She filled in for Meredith Vieira on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for the week of June 8–12, 2009.
In October 2010, Robinson was a guest star on a celebrity edition episode of the game show Don"t Forget the Lyrics.