Leslie Roberts
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Leslie Roberts (b. 1962) is a well-known Canadian journalist and TV personality, primarily from his position as the anchor for Global TV's "News Hour" from 6-7pm.
[edit] History and family
As a child, Roberts grew in up in a family full of journalists, stating "...it was not unusual to have both journalists and politicians at our dinner table." Roberts' great-grandfather founded a Montreal tabloid newspaper, while his father (Bill) was a morning-man for CJAD for 20 years. Roberts' brother, Robert, is a night editor for one of Canada's major newspapers, The National Post.
At the age of 18, Leslie found himself interning at a radio newsroom, specifically covering the [[1980 Quebec referendum] and having the opportunity to interview Rene Levesque. After finishing school, he was immediately recruited in 1985 as a medical reporter for a CFCF 12, a CTV branch in Montreal. At CFCF 12 for twelve years, Roberts found himself on a variety of different segments from travel to morning talk shows.
In 1995 Roberts got a call from an American news company who was interested in hiring Roberts for a broadcast-related job. In 1998, Roberts got yet another offer, this time to come back to Canada as a full-time anchor, which he accepted. In 2000, Leslie joined Global Quebec as news-director and co-anchor of the evening news.
[edit] Present work
In September 2001, Leslie was recruited by CanWest's Toronto division to be a co-anchor with Beverly Thomson (has since moved on to CTV), citing that the two of them were an ideal pairing for this broadcast. Roberts arrived just a week before the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. In 2006, Roberts continues working at Global TVs "News Hour" and has been receiving great reviews amongst the Toronto media scene.
[edit] References
- Global TV (2006). Leslie Roberts, Co-Anchor - News Hour. canada.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
