The WBAL-TV family is remembering our beloved friend and legendary Baltimore reporter, Rob Roblin.Roblin died Monday night after having just recently turned 79.Roblin, known affectionately on TV Hill as “Robbie,” reported on thousands of stories during the five times he worked at WBAL-TV, the fifth lasting 24 years.While all of his reports are very memorable, the hurricane live shots were legendary.”I’m here on the inlet, and you can see how strong the wind’s blowing. The water, when it hits you in the face, just stings. But it’s not just the water, it’s the sand,” Rob reported. “This is the Bayside Beach community, and the wind’s right in my face … It’s starting to sting. For the people who have decided to stay here, the decision has already been made. It’s practically too late to leave Ocean City at this point.” | VIDEOS: Watch Rob Roblin’s classic stories hereHe had a penchant for the unusual and under-told stories, including one about a Maryland delicacy — muskrat.And, he had a sense of humor like no other, like the time he reported about “The Love Boat.””It’s the Valentine’s Day cruise: I decided to bring my wife along. There was romance in the air. ‘Rob, you look stupid, you act stupid, your stupid hat, your stupid shirt. I’m not going anywhere with you. I’m not going to listen to this anymore, alright?’ Whoops. And, it was time to get a new hat. This hat makes me want to dance! Well, it’s time to get on the dingy and head for home,” Rob said.But if you want to know who Rob Roblin really was, it was years of dedication to the Polar Bear Plunge, jumping into the frigid waters of the Chesapeake Bay to benefit Special Olympics Maryland, even when it jeopardized his own health, when he had the basic beginnings of hyperthermia. The plunge will never be the same without you.But what stood out most about Rob Roblin was how he loved and understood people, especially the people of his beloved adopted city — and they loved him right back.”You don’t have to be smart in Baltimore. You don’t have to be good-looking. You don’t have to be talented. I’m evidence of that. But what you have to be is you have to laugh at yourself. What you have to be is real. And, if you can’t take it and you can’t take some honest criticism, you better pack up and leave Maryland. But if you will do those things and be honest with yourself, they will love you. They will care for you. They will make something out of you,” Rob said.Robbie retired from WBAL-TV in 2014.We will miss you, Robbie.
The WBAL-TV family is remembering our beloved friend and legendary Baltimore reporter, Rob Roblin.
Roblin died Monday night after having just recently turned 79.
Roblin, known affectionately on TV Hill as “Robbie,” reported on thousands of stories during the five times he worked at WBAL-TV, the fifth lasting 24 years.
While all of his reports are very memorable, the hurricane live shots were legendary.
“I’m here on the inlet, and you can see how strong the wind’s blowing. The water, when it hits you in the face, just stings. But it’s not just the water, it’s the sand,” Rob reported. “This is the Bayside Beach community, and the wind’s right in my face … It’s starting to sting. For the people who have decided to stay here, the decision has already been made. It’s practically too late to leave Ocean City at this point.”
| VIDEOS: Watch Rob Roblin’s classic stories here
He had a penchant for the unusual and under-told stories, including one about a Maryland delicacy — muskrat.
And, he had a sense of humor like no other, like the time he reported about “The Love Boat.”
“It’s the Valentine’s Day cruise: I decided to bring my wife along. There was romance in the air. ‘Rob, you look stupid, you act stupid, your stupid hat, your stupid shirt. I’m not going anywhere with you. I’m not going to listen to this anymore, alright?’ Whoops. And, it was time to get a new hat. This hat makes me want to dance! Well, it’s time to get on the dingy and head for home,” Rob said.
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But if you want to know who Rob Roblin really was, it was years of dedication to the Polar Bear Plunge, jumping into the frigid waters of the Chesapeake Bay to benefit Special Olympics Maryland, even when it jeopardized his own health, when he had the basic beginnings of hyperthermia. The plunge will never be the same without you.
But what stood out most about Rob Roblin was how he loved and understood people, especially the people of his beloved adopted city — and they loved him right back.
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“You don’t have to be smart in Baltimore. You don’t have to be good-looking. You don’t have to be talented. I’m evidence of that. But what you have to be is you have to laugh at yourself. What you have to be is real. And, if you can’t take it and you can’t take some honest criticism, you better pack up and leave Maryland. But if you will do those things and be honest with yourself, they will love you. They will care for you. They will make something out of you,” Rob said.
Robbie retired from WBAL-TV in 2014.
We will miss you, Robbie.
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