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Bio & Favorite Stuff
Full Name - Kenneth Robinson Jr.
Place of Birth - Cleveland, Ohio
Favorite Cleveland Memories - Riding the electric trolley cars, eating at the Forum Restaurant downtown, and having a malted in May Company’s basement.
First Job - Dishwasher, Sherwood Coffee Shop, East 6th and Euclid.
Toughest Job - Cleaning out the Cleveland Mounted Police stables.
High School Major - Electronics/College Prep
High School Hobbies - Photography, shortwave radio, comic books.
College Major - Tri-C/Business Administration, CSU/Communication
First Full Time Job - Media Coordinator, Cleveland Urban League.
Stations Worked - WCSB, WJMO, WGAR-AM, WKSW-FM, WGAR-FM, WTAM.
First Radio News Assignment - Election night with mayor-elect Dennis Kucinich 1977.
Married To - Dr. Tanya Webb-Robinson, we have 2 wonderful adult sons.
I first hit the local airwaves in 1976, and have been broadcasting ever since. As a reporter, I’ve covered countless crimes, police stake-outs, standoffs, and the usual variety of speeches and statements.
My favorite are the many interviews, from convicted assassin James Earl Ray to actor/activist Danny Glover. I’ve won several public affairs and news awards, hosted two local prime time local cable TV talk shows, several radio talk shows, and provided weekly feature programming for Associated Press Radio.
Favorite Websites (other than this one) -
http://www.Left-Hand.org/
http://www.mediaRat.com/
http://www.businessweek.com/
http://www.snapfiles.com/
http://www.mediacenter.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/
http://www.poynter.org/
http://www.clevelandmemory.org/
http://www.alternet.org/
http://www.humanrightswatch.org/
http://www.fair.org/
http://www.mervinblock.com/
Favorite Movies -
The Maltese Falcon, 1941
Star Wars, 1977
The Right Stuff, 1983
Tucker: The Man And His Dream, 1988
The Five Heartbeats, 1991
Malcolm X, 1992
Contact, 1997
That Thing You Do, 1996
Favorite Books -
The Man Who Folded Himself, by David Gerrold, Robert J. Sawyer, and Geoffrey Klempner
Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
Equator: A Journey, by Thurston Clarke
Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers, by Harry Harrison
The Inverted World, by Christopher Priest
Last Books Read -
The Forgotten Network, by David Weinstein
The Rise of Radio, by Alfred Balk
Twelve Sharp, by Janet Evanovich
The Age of American Unreason, by Susan Jacoby
Chevrolet Chronicle, by the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide
Essential Buddhism, by Jacky Sach
Cleveland Then And Now, by John & Diane Grabowski
Turning White, A Memoir of Change, by Lee Thomas
Marley Legend, by James Henke
Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?: From the Projects to Prep School, by Charlise Lyles
Enough, by Juan Williams
Making Dollars With Pennies, by R. Max Bowser
Freakonomics, by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
The Pursuit of Happyness, by Chris Gardner
Voice Over: The Making of Black Radio, by William Barlow
My Story, by Tom L. Johnson
Paul Robeson, by Martin Bauml Duberman
Favorite Video/Computer Games -
MLB 07/08 "The Show"
Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess
Tiger Woods PGA Toour
Sim Tower
Favorite Music -
Jazz (any type, but especially Fusion and Bossa Nova)
Lounge
Trip-Hop
Ska/Reggae
Modern Rock
Classic Country
Alt Oldies
Favorite Motown Group -
The Marvelettes
Favorite Crooner -
Bobby Caldwell
Favorite Rocker -
Joan Armatrading
Favorite TV Show -
Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO
Favorite Beverage -
Flavored water
Favorite Beer -
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