Max Robinson: The Talent and the Torment; Memories of the Rise and Fall From: The Washington Post | Date: December 21, 1988| Author: | Copyright 1988 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

It is almost impossible to talk about the Max Robinson I remember without talking about the demons that both drove him to and toppled him from the pinnacle of success in television news.

But I find it easier to understand this complicated man, who died yesterday at age 49, by thinking about the two men he particularly admired: Walter Cronkite, the quintessential TV anchor, and Mal Goode, the black pioneer of network news, whom Robinson, in his last months, came to resemble.

He wanted, like Cronkite, to be the best in the business. He had the talent for it: the commanding voice and ...

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