This week's episode I'm joined by Melvin Robert. You may know Melvin best as the co-anchor of “Your Morning on Spectrum News 1” and host of the Emmy and LA Press Club-nominated series “The SoCal Scene.”
He has covered some of the biggest local news stories over the last year, including the Los Angeles teachers strike, Saugus High School shooting in the Santa Clarita community, the Conception boat fire, and the Ridgecrest earthquake. He has also reported on the funerals of George H.W. Bush, Rapper Nipsey Hussle, Kobe and Gianna Bryant, the SoCal wildfires, and the tragic Borderline Bar and Grill shooting.
Prior to his career in television, he spent 11 years as a teacher, counselor, and administrator, serving a broad array of educational needs. Melvin’s career in education led him to serve the needs of diverse populations from at-risk and severely emotionally and psychologically-challenged students to English Language Learners, minority college students, and adults within the corporate sector.
After being interviewed by Melvin on Spectrum I had a feeling we would connect on another level. It was like talking to an old friend. Melvin really gets deep with me about how he was bullied as a child and how that went on to affect him as an adult. Now therapy, meditation and yoga help him break out of the thought pattern that bullying caused. We need to better about advocating for kids in school. Teaching them mental and emotional health is so necessary and important.
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