- Born
- Birth nameEugene Harold Robinson
- Eugene Robinson was born on March 12, 1954 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA. He is married to Avis C. Robinson. They have two children.
- SpouseAvis C. Robinson(? - present) (2 children)
- Robinson began his journalism career at the San Francisco Chronicle, where he was one of two reporters assigned to cover the trial of kidnapped newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst.
- His wife, Avis Robinson, is the President and CEO of Washington Metropolitan Scholars, a non-profit organization which provides scholarships to support and enable African American high school students to enter and successfully complete their undergraduate education.
- He and his family live in Arlington, Virginia.
- He is a regular commentator on Meet the Press (1992), Hardball with Chris Matthews (1994), The Rachel Maddow Show (2008), The Ed Show (2009), and other media outlets.
- Robinson is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a Board Member at the International Women's Media Foundation. In 2010, he was elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board.
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