Robinson started his broadcast career in 1956 at WEAW in Evanston. He later worked at WAAF, WNIB, WAIT, WGN, and WJJD. On leaving WNIB in 1958, Robinson joined WFMT, where he worked as a staff announcer, program host and chief announcer until 1971, when he left to join WTTW-TV. He remained at Channel 11 as an announcer, narrator and program host until 1998. Robinson was also producer and host of The First Fifty Years, a nationally syndicated program of historic vocal records from 1967 to 1992. Robinson was also notably remembered as making "epic introductions" and closing voice-overs of the series Doctor Who for Channel 11.[1]
Notable work
Some of Robinson's credits are listed below.
Host of the WTTW Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching since 1986-2003 (5 Emmy Awards)
Producer/host for 25 years of the nationally syndicated program of historic vocal recordings, The First Fifty Years.
Narrator of the PBS-BBC series Atlantic Realm.
Narrator of the PBS-BBC series The Making of a Continent I. (Peabody Award)
Narrator of the PBS-BBC series The Making of a Continent II. (Ohio State Award, San Francisco Film Festival Award)
Host of the CBS-Chicago special, Caring for Chicago.
Narrator of the PBS special Solti at 75. (Emmy Award)
Host of the WTTW-PBS live special, The Chicago Jazz Festival.
Host of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra special Bravos from Home.
Narrator of the PBS special The Treasures of Tutankhamun. (Emmy Award)
Host/Narrator of the WTTW Special, Top Guns of ‘43. (Emmy Award)
Host/Narrator of the WTTW Special, Maxwell Street.
Host of the WTTW Special Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Narrator of the WTTW special The First Jetliner. (Emmy Award)
Narrator of the WTTW special The Case Against Garbage.
Host of the WTTW presentation of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung.
Host of the WTTW presentation of Olympica.
Narrator of the WTTW special Renoir.
Narrator of the WTTW special Monet. (Emmy Award)
Narrator of the WTTW special The Chicago Art Institute.
Narrator of the Grant Park Festival presentation of Carmen.
Backstage interviewer for WFMT at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Lecturer for Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Host of the WTTW special Lyric Opera at 25.
Host of the WTTW Chicago Opera Theater special The Mother of Us All.
Host/narrator in scores of industrial films and commercials.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted September 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Marty Robinson announcer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Marty Robinson born September 7 1932 is a retired voice over announcer for various stations most notably at WTTW studios Marty RobinsonBornMartin Robinson 1932 09 07 September 7 1932 age 90 Chicago Illinois U S EducationLane Tech High SchoolOccupation s Former Radio and Television announcerYears active1956 1998Notable creditsRadio Announcer at WEAW 1956 Radio Announcer at WAAF 1957 Radio Announcer at WNIB 1958 Radio Announcer at WFMT 1959 to 1971 Announcer Program Host at WTTW 1971 to 1998 SpouseMary Wellingham Robinson 1959 to present Contents 1 Career 2 Notable work 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditRobinson started his broadcast career in 1956 at WEAW in Evanston He later worked at WAAF WNIB WAIT WGN and WJJD On leaving WNIB in 1958 Robinson joined WFMT where he worked as a staff announcer program host and chief announcer until 1971 when he left to join WTTW TV He remained at Channel 11 as an announcer narrator and program host until 1998 Robinson was also producer and host of The First Fifty Years a nationally syndicated program of historic vocal records from 1967 to 1992 Robinson was also notably remembered as making epic introductions and closing voice overs of the series Doctor Who for Channel 11 1 Notable work EditSome of Robinson s credits are listed below Host of the WTTW Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching since 1986 2003 5 Emmy Awards Producer host for 25 years of the nationally syndicated program of historic vocal recordings The First Fifty Years Narrator of the PBS BBC series Atlantic Realm Narrator of the PBS BBC series The Making of a Continent I Peabody Award Narrator of the PBS BBC series The Making of a Continent II Ohio State Award San Francisco Film Festival Award Host of the CBS Chicago special Caring for Chicago Narrator of the PBS special Solti at 75 Emmy Award Host of the WTTW PBS live special The Chicago Jazz Festival Host of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra special Bravos from Home Narrator of the PBS special The Treasures of Tutankhamun Emmy Award Host Narrator of the WTTW Special Top Guns of 43 Emmy Award Host Narrator of the WTTW Special Maxwell Street Host of the WTTW Special Henry Ossawa Tanner Narrator of the WTTW special The First Jetliner Emmy Award Narrator of the WTTW special The Case Against Garbage Host of the WTTW presentation of Wagner s Ring of the Nibelung Host of the WTTW presentation of Olympica Narrator of the WTTW special Renoir Narrator of the WTTW special Monet Emmy Award Narrator of the WTTW special The Chicago Art Institute Narrator of the Grant Park Festival presentation of Carmen Backstage interviewer for WFMT at Lyric Opera of Chicago Lecturer for Lyric Opera of Chicago Host of the WTTW special Lyric Opera at 25 Host of the WTTW Chicago Opera Theater special The Mother of Us All Host narrator in scores of industrial films and commercials Broadcast interviews of hundreds of celebrities including Victor Borge Mel Brooks Jimmy Carter Richard J Daley Lou Holtz Marilyn Horne Wynton Marsalis Ruth Page Luciano Pavarotti Itzhak Perlman Harold Prince Sir Georg Solti Bill Veeck Harold Washington Personal life EditRobinson was born near Logan Square in Chicago Illinois He first attended Darwin Grammar School and later attended Lane Tech High School and graduated in 1950 After High School Robinson enlisted in the Navy when the Korean War began and served for three and a half years Before breaking into broadcasting in 1956 he worked as a gas station attendant a stable boy a file clerk a counterman a truck driver a laborer a cowboy a bartender and a cab driver He has been married to Mary Robinson nee Wellingham since 1959 and they have lived in Prospect Heights Illinois since 1973 The Robinsons have two children and two grandchildren References Edit Doctor Who introductions Archived from the original on 2013 04 04 Retrieved 2013 02 09 External links EditMarty Robinson Introductions and Closing Voice Overs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marty Robinson announcer amp oldid 1105847036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
