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United States Robin Young is an award-winning host and documentary filmmaker, known for her work on public radio's Here & Now and contributions to major television networks.
Co-host of the daily news magazine program 'Here and Now' along with Scott Tong and Deepa Fernandes; also worked as a correspondent.
Co-host of the daily news magazine program 'Here and Now', which is produced at WBUR in Boston.
Served as a correspondent for these major television networks.
Former guest host.
One of the first hosts on this groundbreaking television show.
Prior to 1988, served as lead presenter for evening newscasts and hosted/produced primetime specials under her own company, Young Visions, after switching roles at the station.
Served as the 'Life' section anchor for this nationally syndicated news program.
Her documentary "The Los Altos Story" was made in association with the Rotary Club of Los Altos, California, and became the backbone of a worldwide HIV/AIDS awareness initiative.
Host of the cooking game show.
Robin Caldwell Young, a native of Long Island, New York, began her career in broadcasting in 1973 as a secretary at Channel 38 in Boston. Her on-air journey started in 1975 as a radio announcer at WBZ in Boston. By 1977, she made her first television appearance on WBZ-TV’s Evening Magazine. Throughout the 1980s, Young took on more prominent roles, including lead presenter for WNEV-TV’s revamped evening newscasts from 1982 to 1983. She also established her own production company, Young Visions, producing primetime specials. In 1988, she served as the “Life” section anchor for the nationally syndicated news program, USA Today: The Television Show. She is an alumna of Ithaca College, graduating in 1972, and was recognized with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 1982.
A significant milestone in her career was the documentary film “The Los Altos Story,” which focused on HIV/AIDS awareness. This film earned her a prestigious Peabody Award in 1990. Robin Young has also contributed as a correspondent for major television networks including ABC, NBC, CBS, and the Discovery Channel, and previously served as a guest host for NBC’s The Today Show. Over her career, she has accumulated five Emmy Awards for her television work, two CableACE Awards, the Religious Public Relations Council’s Wilbur Award, the National Conference of Christians and Jews Gold Award, and several regional Edward R. Murrow awards.
Since 2000, Robin Young has been the co-host of “Here & Now,” a daily news magazine program produced by NPR and WBUR. Under her leadership, the program expanded to a two-hour format in July 2013. The show features five interview segments covering a range of topics with reporters, politicians, artists, authors, and experts drawn from Manhattan, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles, though Boston remains her primary hub of operations.
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