Herman, Robin (c. 1952–)

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Herman, Robin (c. 1952–)

American reporter. Born c. 1952; grew up on Long Island; attended Princeton University; married an editor; children: 2.

As the 1st female sports reporter for The New York Times, covered a hockey game in Canada between NY Islanders and Montreal Canadiens where she was one of the 1st two women reporters (with Marcelle St. Cyr of Canadian radio) to enter a male professional sports locker room (1975); became a political reporter for the Times, then a health and medical writer for The Washington Post.

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