Robin Smith (reporter)
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Robin Smith is an African-American Television News Anchor and Reporter in Saint Louis, MO. Smith was the first woman of color to be a TV New Anchor in Saint Louis.
Her career spans over 40 years from 1974 to 2015. Smith has won 4 Emmy Awards, including one for Best Anchor and she was inducted into the Silver Circle - all awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Mid-America Chapter. Smith has anchored for CBS Television Network on KMOX-TV (now KMOV-TV), KSD-TV (now KSDK-TV) an NBC affiliate, and KTVI-TV (an ABC Network affiliate at the time).
Early Life and Education
Smith is from Saint Louis, Missouri. She is the daughter of Wayman F. Smith Jr. and Edythe M. Smith. She has two siblings. Smith graduated from Lindenwood College with a B.A. in Communications Arts and Psychology. She also holds a graduate degree in Business, an Executive Masters in International Business (EMIB) from the John Cook school of Business and Administration at Saint Louis University.[1]
Career
Smith’s television career began at KMOX-TV, a CBS Television Network-owned and operated Channel 4 KMOX-TV station in Saint Louis, Missouri where she interned during the summer of 1973. She worked as an Assistant Director and Producer at that time.[2] While still in college in June 1974, Smith began her professional TV career as an on- air News Interviewer and Assistant Producer on KSD-TV, an NBC-affiliate in Saint Louis. At the age of 19, Smith was the youngest on air TV personality in St. Louis, MO. [3] She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s on KTVI-TV. [4] She remained there for 3 years as a News Anchor, News Reporter and produced several close-up features, documentaries and investigative reporting.
On June 1, 1978, Smith accepted the offer from CBS Television Network to join their their News Division -at KMOX-TV Channel 4(now KMOV-TV) in Saint Louis— as a News Anchor and Reporter. She remained there for 37 years anchoring primetime newscasts at Noon, 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm.[5] In 2015, Smith retired from her Television News Career to run for Missouri Secretary of State. She made history as the first woman of color to appear on any statewide general election ballot in Missouri history.
Retirement From Broadcasting - Political Career
On July 31, 2015 Smith retired from her television news career and the mayor officially proclaimed that day “Robin Smith Day" in St. Louis. The next day Smith announced she was a Democratic candidate for Missouri Secretary of State. Smith is the first female of color to win a major political party’s nomination for statewide office in Missouri.[6]
Awards
Smith is the winner of 4 Emmy Awards including for Best News Anchor, Reporting and was inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Association of Television, Arts and Sciences in 2002.[7] Smith also received the Edwards R. Murrow Award for excellence in Journalism [8] and has been recognized over the decades for outstanding journalism, her devotion to charities and her community. She is a founding member of the Saint Louis Association of Black Journalists.[9]
References
- ↑ "Robin Smith (Missouri)". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ↑ "Robin Smith". Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ↑ Jordan, Sandra (30 July 2015). "Robin Smith of KMOV 4 retires after 42 years in broadcast journalism". The St. Louis American. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ↑ "Best Hair on a Local TV Personality (Female)". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ "Robin Smith's Biography". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
see Additional Information and Professional Experience
- ↑ "Analysis: 10 states still haven't elected minority statewide". The Associated Press. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ↑ "Gold * Silver Circles". Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ "Visibility, Advocacy, Training, Resources, Networking and Awards for Broadcast and Digital Journalists". Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ "History". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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