Oct 31, 2012 · In 1953 Robertson joined CJOY in Guelph before becoming a staff announcer with CBC television in 1954, working in Winnipeg and Ottawa before moving to Toronto to join CBC Weekend News. From 1970 to 1976 Robertson anchored CBC's The National before joining CTV's news department in October of 1976, where he co-anchored the CTV National News with …
Lloyd Robertson OC (born January 19, 1934) is a Canadian journalist and former news anchor who is special correspondent on CTV's weekly magazine series, W5.Robertson served as the chief anchor and senior editor of CTV's national evening newscast, CTV News with Lloyd Robertson, until September 2011, when he retired from the CTV National News team. He co-hosted W5 …
Jul 28, 2010 · LaFlamme began her career in journalism in 1988 as a radio news reporter in Kitchener, but by 1997, she had joined CTV as a reporter and weekend anchor. While Robertson has been chief anchor of CTV National News for 34 years, LaFlamme — who currently works as a national affairs correspondent and is also a former Canada AM host and ...
Two years later, he joined the CBC as a staff announcer - 4 years in Winnipeg and 2 years in Ottawa. In 1962, he re-located to Toronto to join CBC Weekend News. Lloyd anchored CBC's The National from 1970 to 1976, and then joined CTV's News Department in October of '76 to co-anchor with Harvey Kirck The CTV National News.
57 years (July 25, 1964)Lisa LaFlamme / Age
We couldn't be farther from a TV studio as we trek around the lush grounds of the Swan Lake community in Markham, Ont., where Robertson has lived with his wife, Nancy, since 1997. We wander through thick greenery, over footbridges and around a serene pond at the centre of the property.Oct 1, 2014
Nancy RobertsonLloyd Robertson / Spouse (m. 1956)
On March 29, 2018, Robertson was uninjured in a multi-vehicle traffic accident on the Don Valley Parkway.
Lisa LaFlammeLisa LaFlamme is to succeed Lloyd Robertson as CTV National News anchor, the network announced Friday.Jul 9, 2010
Harvey KirckJennings left for ABC News in 1964, and Harvey Kirck, Jennings' co-anchor since 1963, became the newscast's sole anchor. In 1976, CTV National News scored a major coup by hiring Lloyd Robertson, anchor of CBC's The National, as co-anchor with Kirck.
88 years (January 19, 1934)Lloyd Robertson / Age
Stratford, CanadaLloyd Robertson / Place of birth
About 51 years (1971)Nancy Robertson / Age
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5′ 3″Nancy Robertson / Height
2011CTV news anchor Lloyd Robertson (right) is given a kiss by his long time make up artist Elaine Saunders ahead of his final newscast on Thursday Sept. 1, 2011. Robertson is retiring after 60 years in broadcasting including 35 as CTV's chief anchor and senior news editor.Sep 1, 2011
They have four daughters (Lisa, Nanci, Susan, and Lynda) and seven grandchildren. On March 29, 2018, Robertson was uninjured in a multi-vehicle traffic accident on the Don Valley Parkway.
" Despite this, he got hired by the CBC, thanks to his rich baritone voice. Robertson applied for CBWT-TV in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1956, his first-ever TV job.
Robertson had a somewhat rough childhood; his mother suffered from mental-health problems which eventually resulted in her undergoing a prefrontal lobotomy, while his father, who was 60 at the time of Robertson's birth, frequently battled cancer and died when Robertson was 21.
Early life. Robertson was born in Stratford, Ontario, the son of Lilly Frances and George Henderson Robertson. His father had eight children with his first wife; after she died, he remarried and had two sons, Gordon and Lloyd; Lloyd was the youngest child. Robertson's father worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway, while his mother was a housewife.
Lloyd Robertson, OC (born January 19, 1934) is a Canadian journalist and former news anchor who is special correspondent on CTV's weekly magazine series, W5. Robertson served as the chief anchor and senior editor of CTV 's national evening newscast, CTV News with Lloyd Robertson, until September 2011, when he retired from the CTV National News team.
Robertson has outlasted Kirck, the late Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Tom Brokaw, and the late Peter Jennings to become the longest-serving network news anchor in television history; he is also one of the longest-serving news anchors on English-language North American television (network or local) along with KTRK-TV (Houston)'s Dave Ward, WNBC (New York)'s Chuck Scarborough and KING-TV (Seattle)'s Jean Enersen .
Since 2004, Robertson has also served as one of the hosts of CTV's current affairs program W5, alternating with CTV's lead weekend anchor Sandie Rinaldo. Robertson 's signature sign-off of each news broadcast is, "And that's the kind of day it's been.".