points ▁and ▁the ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Black ▁America ▁in ▁the ▁news . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁co - work ers ▁to ▁show ▁up ▁late ▁for ▁work ▁or ▁sometimes ▁not ▁show ▁up ▁at ▁all , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁m ood s , ▁and ▁his ▁use ▁of ▁alco hol ▁es cal ated . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Robinson ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁fight ▁rac ism ▁at ▁any ▁turn ▁and ▁often ▁felt ▁un worth y ▁of ▁the ▁adm iration ▁he ▁received ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁pleased ▁with ▁what ▁he ▁had ▁accomplished . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Bob ▁Str ick land , ▁Robinson ▁established ▁a ▁program ▁for ▁ment oring ▁young ▁black ▁broadcast ▁journal ists . ▁ ▁During ▁most ▁of ▁Robinson ' s ▁ten ure , ▁ABC ▁News ▁used ▁the ▁West ar ▁satellite ▁to ▁feed ▁Robinson ' s ▁segment ▁of ▁W NT ▁from ▁Chicago ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁TV RO ▁receiver ▁earth ▁stations ▁were ▁also ▁coming ▁into ▁use ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁anyone ▁who ▁knew ▁where ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁satellite ▁fe eds ▁could ▁view ▁the ▁feed . ▁On ▁the ▁live ▁feed , ▁Robinson ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁drink ▁or ▁two , ▁but ▁never ▁during ▁the ▁actual ▁a ired ▁segment , ▁which ▁led ▁some ▁bars ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁even ▁have ▁drink ▁spe ci als ▁during ▁the ▁nearly ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes , ▁and ▁invited ▁pat rons ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁and ▁see ▁the ▁" Max ▁' R '" ▁feed . ▁ ▁ABC ▁eventually ▁caught ▁on ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁happening , ▁and ▁even ▁res orted