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ArchivesRobin Young Speaks in Exeter Here and Now host Robin Young spoke at Philips Exeter Academy, January 17, 2007, at the inaugural event in NHPR's Notes From the Field series. (Cheryl Senter, NHPR) listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Notes From The Field: Robin YoungBy NHPR Staff on Wednesday, January 17, 2007.Robin Young brings over 25 years of eclectic broadcast experience to her role as host of Here and Now. She is both a Peabody Award winning documentary filmmaker and the past host of a cooking game show. She's been a correspondent for the Discovery Channel, CBS, ABC, and for several years was substitute host and correspondent for the TODAY show on NBC. Robin may be best known to the Boston audience for her part in launching the popular Evening Magazine on WBZ-TV in the mid-70s, and for her television profiles on WNEV-TV in the mid-80's. For the past decade she's also been producing and directing documentaries, including the Los Altos Story, a groundbreaking look at the effect of AIDS on a Rotary Club in California, which won both the George Foster Peabody and Cable Ace awards. She's won numerous industry awards, including 5 Emmy awards for reporting, hosting, and producing. In this special public appearance at Philips Exeter Academy in Exeter, Robin talks about her career and what her world and life is like in her role as well as answering questions from the audience. listen:
 Robin Young GalleryHere and Now host Robin Young spoke at Philips Exeter Academy in Exeter for the inaugural "Notes From The Field" event. You can view pictures from the day's events below. Click here to begin viewing the photo gallery, or click on the thumbnails below to find a specific image.
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