Hmmm context is everything. In 1978, the late Max Robinson was the
first African American *network* news anchor (on ABC) in the USA.
That wasn't so long ago. How many black network anchors since Max?
Not local anchors, but network anchors?
George
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I had that same thought, but at least our absolute first was three decades ago.
And since then we've had Bryant Gumble, who's at least Black on the surface.
:) We have Black weathermen, if that helps. :) We have Robin Roberts now on
ABC, and don't forget Bernard Shaw on CNN. Not enough by a
I had a feeling Bryant might come up.
Have you ever seen his show on HBO? He's one of the better sports
journalists in the field, and I feel better watching him than I would
having a black anchor. TV News just isn't that serious. 60 Minutes
is a rare situation. Mainly, these days,
