Early life and education
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Robinson grew up in both Essex County, New Jersey and in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. [6] [7]
He is an alum of Don Bosco Preparatory High School, where he was sports editor of the Ironman newspaper. He completed his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Eastern University and graduated with a master's degree in journalism from Hofstra University. [8] [9] He was sports editor of Eastern's Waltonian newspaper, and the public address announcer of Eastern's soccer, volleyball, basketball and lacrosse teams. [10] [11]
Robinson's interest in sports began in the 1990s while working in his family's shoe businesses, Men's Walker and The Athlete’s Foot, [12] in Harlem. [13]
Career
Robinson began his career at the age of 12, co-hosting Nets Slammin' Planet on the now-defunct Radio AAHS (later AAHS World Radio). [14] [15]
Over the years, Robinson contributed as a writer to sports and entertainment magazines such as Regal Sports Radio's D & Davis Show, Slam magazine, [16] The Source , [17] Billboard , [18] CBS Local Sports, Respect. , [19] Vibe , [20] Jet , and Ebony . [21] He has appeared regularly as a sports contributor on television and radio programming, including Sirius XM radio Arise News, Complex , and ESPN. [22] [23] [24]
After leaving The Source in 2015, he hosted a sports show on CBS Radio called Brown and Scoop, and also served as a sports columnist for the network. [25] [26]
Robinson became managing editor and columnist at Respect magazine, where his writing tackled the intersection of sports, entertainment, lifestyle and politics. [27] In March 2018, he became a senior writer at Basketball Society. [28] He also contributed to Heavy as a senior sports writer. [29] [30]
In May 2021, he joined Bally Sports Network as a National NBA Insider. [31]
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