." >> i'm shaun robinson.ood" host, i get to interview the biggest stars on the red carpet. >> reporter: now as the face of one of the most highly rated shows on cable television, reality tv sensation "90 day fiance." >> to make sure you give us straight answers, we're going to hook you up to an actual polygraph. >> all right! >> aka, a lie detector machine. >> reporter: but it all started many years ago at a small local tv station in detroit, michigan. wgpr. >> the big city news crew. >> good evening. >> reporter: the first african american-owned and operated television station in the country. >> big city news, news and information for the urbanite. >> describe sort of the importance of seeing someone who looks like you on television, of people who eat the food you eat, who maybe are familiar with that neighborhood. there's so much value there. >> yes. i remember coming home, and then at 6:00, my grandmother would turn on the evening news. and there was a black woman by the name of beverly paine. and i would