Robin Mackintosh
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Robin Mackintosh is an American journalist, best known as an Eyewitness News
reporter for CBS 3
in Philadelphia from 1970 through his retirement in 2008.
, where he worked as copy supervisor in the editorial department from 1964 to 1968. Following that, he moved to the Virgin Islands
in 1969 to work for The Virgin Islands Daily News
as a reporter.
He joined CBS 3 in Philadelphia in September, 1970 following three years as a news writer for sister station KYW Newsradio.
He won a Philadelphia Emmy Award in 1986 for feature reporting; a Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association Award for spot news and, in 1983, a special honor presented by President Ronald Reagan
at the White House for a series on volunteerism.
In December 2006, Mackintosh became the longest serving street reporter in Philadelphia after the retirement of NBC 10's Bill Baldini. On Wednesday, July 30, 2008, Robin Mackintosh gave his last on-air report from Love Park in Philadelphia; he celebrated his 40th anniversary on TV that day.
He is a 1971 graduate of Temple University, with a degree in English/Communications. He and his wife Barbara have three grown children and reside in Montgomery County.
Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
reporter for CBS 3
KYW-TV
KYW-TV, virtual channel 3, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. KYW-TV shares a studio facility with its sister station, CW flagship WPSG just north of Center City Philadelphia...
in Philadelphia from 1970 through his retirement in 2008.
Career
Mackintosh's journalism career began at the Philadelphia Evening BulletinPhiladelphia Bulletin
For the 2004 resurrection of the Bulletin, see The Bulletin .The Philadelphia Bulletin was a daily evening newspaper published from 1847 to 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the largest circulation newspaper in Philadelphia for 76 years and was once the largest evening newspaper in the...
, where he worked as copy supervisor in the editorial department from 1964 to 1968. Following that, he moved to the Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands are the western island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, which form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean...
in 1969 to work for The Virgin Islands Daily News
The Virgin Islands Daily News
The Virgin Islands Daily News is a daily newspaper in the United States Virgin Islands headquartered on the island of Saint Thomas. In 1995 the newspaper became one of the smallest ever to win journalism's most prestigious award, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The newspaper is published...
as a reporter.
He joined CBS 3 in Philadelphia in September, 1970 following three years as a news writer for sister station KYW Newsradio.
He won a Philadelphia Emmy Award in 1986 for feature reporting; a Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association Award for spot news and, in 1983, a special honor presented by President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
at the White House for a series on volunteerism.
In December 2006, Mackintosh became the longest serving street reporter in Philadelphia after the retirement of NBC 10's Bill Baldini. On Wednesday, July 30, 2008, Robin Mackintosh gave his last on-air report from Love Park in Philadelphia; he celebrated his 40th anniversary on TV that day.
He is a 1971 graduate of Temple University, with a degree in English/Communications. He and his wife Barbara have three grown children and reside in Montgomery County.