Shaun Robinson

Emmy Award-winning journalist, television personality, author, producer, philanthropist and girls’ empowerment activist, Shaun Robinson is a true role model. She has won the respect and admiration of millions of daily television viewers throughout her career, including her work as co-host of the entertainment news show, Access Hollywood. Robinson has interviewed Hollywood’s biggest stars and covered the red carpets and hosted the official pre-shows for the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Emmy’s and Grammy’s, in addition to hosting NBC’s coverage of the annual Tournament of Roses Parade.

Coming from a strong background in television news, Robinson has contributed reports to NBC Nightly News, Today Show, MSNBC and CNN. She has served as a guest host on The View, HLN’s Joy Behar Show and been featured as a panelist on Larry King Live, Piers Morgan Tonight and Dr. Drew. Robinson has also served as host for programs on Lifetime, TLC and BET networks and was a guest host on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.

Among her awards, Robinson won an Emmy for her live coverage of A Grand Night in Harlem for the Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame. She received a distinguished Gracie Award for her work on BET Takes Hollywood profiling the history of African Americans and the Oscars. Robinson captivated audiences as the premiere host of TV One Access, for which she received the Outstanding Coverage of Race & Ethnicity Award from Columbia University. The Ford Foundation has honored Robinson for her special on Missing in the Media which focused on the lack of media coverage surrounding missing women of color. Robinson has also received prestigious awards from the Associated Press and American Women in Radio and Television.

Robinson has also built her acting resume with roles in Bruce Almighty, Dr. Dolittle 2, America’s Sweethearts, Law & Order:CI, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Last Man Standing, Monk, Everybody Hates Chris, Charmed, Days of Our Lives, and The Proud Family.

Prioritizing her goal of being a positive role model, Robinson recently announced the creation of her own nonprofit to help empower girls and young women. The S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls supports small, grassroots charities that are doing work in five key areas of girls issues: (S)TEM, (H)EALTH, (A)RTS, (U)NITY and (N)EIGHBORHOODS. Robinson and her foundation were recently featured on the CBS show, Hidden Heroes.

The issue of girls and self-esteem has been a lifelong passion for Robinson. As an author, her first book, Exactly As I Am: Celebrated Women Share Candid Advice with Today’s Girls on What it Takes to Believe in Yourself, put together the collective wisdom of both superstar women and everyday teenagers. Robinson was also honored with DOVE’s first Real Beauty Award as a role model who is helping girls feel more comfortable in their own skin.

Robinson currently sits on the advisory board of Girl Up - the United Nation’s Foundation’s adolescent girl campaign. She served on the national board of Girls, Inc. and was awarded the Inspiring Woman Award by the Los Angeles Sparks. Robinson created One Girl, One Voice: A Million Ways to Make a Difference - the social media movement calling for one million socially responsible girls to pledge to use their voices for positive change in the world through volunteering. Because of her commitment to the cause, Robinson was recently invited to join Women Moving Millions. Each member in this global philanthropic community has pledged to give at least one million dollars to initiatives promoting gender equality across the globe.

Robinson also served as the spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Share Your Heart, Share Your Home foster care and adoption program and worked with the national literacy organization, Jumpstart. She also served at the official spokesperson for the Heart Rhythm Society’s Arrest the Risk campaign, focusing on African Americans and heart disease. Her HRS PSA was honored with the Spirit of the Heart Award by the National Association of Black Cardiologists.