Brandon Robinson, known professionally as Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson, is an American television host,

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, podcaster and executive producer who is currently an NBA Insider at Bally Sports Network. He's had prior stops as a radio host and sports columnist at CBS Sports Radio.

Early life and education

He is an alum of

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, where he was sports editor of the Ironman newspaper.http://www.alumni.eastern.edu/sslpage.aspx?pid=296 He completed his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Eastern University and graduated with a master's degree in journalism from Hofstra University. He was sports editor of Eastern's Waltonian newspaper and public address announcer of Eastern's soccer, volleyball, basketball and lacrosse teams.

Career

Robinson began his career at the age of 12, co-hosting Nets Slammin' Planet on the now-defunct

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(later AAHS World Radio). Over the years, Robinson contributed as a writer to sports and entertainment magazines such as Regal Sports Radio's D & Davis Show, ''Slam'' magazine,

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, Billboard, CBS Local Sports, Respect.,

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, Jet,

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. He's appeared regularly as a sports contributor on television and radio programming, including

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and

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. After leaving The Source in 2015, he hosted a sports show on CBS Radio called Brown and Scoop and also served as a sports columnist for the network. Robinson became the Managing Editor & Columnist at Respect Magazine where his writing tackled the intersection of sports, entertainment, lifestyle and politics. In March 2018, he became a senior writer at Basketball Society. He also contributed to

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as a senior sports writer. In May 2021, he joined Bally Sports Network as a National NBA Insider. Robinson's interest in sports began in the 1990s while working in his family's shoe businesses, Men's Walker and The Athlete’s Foot, in

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