▁receiving ▁a ▁medical ▁dis charge . ▁He ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁radio ▁early ▁on , ▁including ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁at ▁W SS V - AM ▁in ▁Petersburg , ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁he ▁called ▁himself ▁" Max ▁the ▁Player ," ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁W ANT - AM , ▁Richmond . ▁ ▁Career ▁Robinson ▁began ▁his ▁television ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁for ▁a ▁news ▁job ▁at ▁W TO V - TV ▁in ▁Port sm outh , ▁Virginia . ▁Robinson ▁had ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁news ▁while ▁hidden ▁behind ▁a ▁slide ▁of ▁the ▁station ' s ▁logo . ▁One ▁night , ▁Robinson ▁had ▁the ▁slide ▁removed , ▁and ▁was ▁fired ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁He ▁later ▁went ▁to ▁W RC - TV ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁and ▁stayed ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁winning ▁six ▁journal ism ▁awards ▁for ▁coverage ▁of ▁civil - right s ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ri ots ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Robinson ▁won ▁two ▁regional ▁Em mys ▁for ▁a ▁document ary ▁he ▁made ▁on ▁black ▁life ▁in ▁An ac ost ia ▁entitled ▁The ▁Other ▁Washington . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Robinson ▁joined ▁the ▁E y ew it ness ▁News ▁team ▁at ▁W T OP - TV ▁( now ▁W USA - TV ) ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Robinson ▁was ▁te amed ▁with ▁anchor ▁Gordon ▁Pet erson , ▁becoming