Herbert F. (Herb) Robinson was an award-winning television and newspaper journalist in Seattle who served as lead editorial writer for The Seattle Times from 1977 to 1989 and as anchor, news director, and on-air host at KOMO Television in the pioneering years of 1953 to 1965. As a UW student, he was the campus correspondent for The Seattle Times. His college career was interrupted by World War II, where he saw combat in Burma. He left the service as a captain and returned to the UW to earn his degree in journalism. In 1954, television was a new medium on the scene and Robinson joined KOMO-TV to host a daily news program called Deadline. The show received a Sylvania Television Award in 1956 for outstanding local and special-events programs. Robinson left television and returned to The Seattle Times where he wrote editorials. Over 20 years, he produced thousands of pieces. The Municipal League honored him in 1983 and the Washington State School Directors Association in 1973 for his contributions to understanding public policy issues. After retiring in 1989, Robinson turned to writing novels. In 1993, he enrolled in a fiction class at the University of Washington. He became a regular at writing-practice sessions held twice weekly at Tio’s (renamed Louisa’s) Cafe on Eastlake Avenue in Seattle. He wrote there for 10 years. Robinson was in the process of seeking an agent and publishing venues for his fiction when he died in 2003.