The Resume

(January 19, 1931-April 12, 2024)
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Author and television journalist/anchor
Co-anchor of The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour on PBS (1975-1995)
Reporter for ITV, Reuters, and NBC

Why he might be annoying:

His name sounds very generic.
He is twice divorced.
He has a deep, booming, resonant voice.
His nickname is 'Robin.'
While he worked as an actor at Priscilla Beach Theatre in 1953, he was told by the director that he had to get rid of his Canadian accent.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a witness to John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s assassination.
He was the original host of the news and affairs program 'Washington Week.'
His various specials covering the Watergate scandal earned him journalistic credibility.
It also convinced PBS executives to have him start hosting their new nightly national newscast.
He became a US citizen in 1997.
That same year, he was honored as an Officer of the Order of Canada for his work in journalism.

Credit: Birdienest81

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Birdienest81's Profiles [Series 13]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1191931)
• I am in Public Broadcasting
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 2024 (Ranked: 93)
• I Married in 1984
• Marjabelle Young Stewart's 10 Best Mannered Americans [1986]
• Members of the Television Hall of Fame (Ranked: 14)
• News
• People in the News
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1990s] (Ranked: 1991)
• Profiles 34751-35000 (Ranked: 34785)
• Sesame Street Guests

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying