Evan Roberts (radio personality)
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Born | July 11, 1983 |
Style | Sports radio |
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Evan Roberts (born July 11, 1983) is an American sports radio personality. He co-hosts the Joe & Evan show with Joe Benigno weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET on the New York radio stations WFAN-AM and WFAN-FM.
Roberts grew up in Cedarhurst, New York and graduated from Lawrence High School in 2001.[1]
Roberts' career began at the age of 10 when he had an opportunity to do updates for WFAN's Imus in the Morning radio program.[2] He then hosted his own radio show called Kidsports on WGBB and expanded it to a wider kids audience with a show called Going Bzircus; a few years later, he hosted "What's Up With Evan Roberts" and Nets Slammin' Planet [3] with Albert King (basketball) and Brandon Scoop B Robinson for the now-defunct Radio AAHS (later AAHS World Radio) children's radio network.[4] In 1996, Roberts played "Boy Dancing in Field with Father Lawrence" in the film Tromeo and Juliet. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114733/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast. In 1997, Roberts played a role in the Howard Stern's movie autobiography Private Parts as Elliot.[5][6] After graduating from high school he worked for XM Satellite Radio[2] in Washington, D.C. for 2 years. In 2003 and 2004, he worked for WJFK in Baltimore, Maryland and then moved back to New York to host his own show on Maxim Radio, a channel on Sirius Satellite Radio.[7]
Roberts is a fan of the New York Mets,[1][8] Brooklyn Nets,[1] New York Islanders,[9] New York Jets[10] and the WWE.
On June 2, 2016, Roberts was hit by a NYC taxi while out on a sick day, breaking his L1 vertebra, which caused a flare up of his psoriasis and asthma.[11]
Roberts' wife gave birth to a boy, Jett Alexander Roberts, on 9/11/16. [12]
References
- 1 2 3 Coen, Andrew. "Q&A: WFAN's Evan Roberts' Persistence Paid Off". fivetowns.patch.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Evan Roberts". newyork.cbslocal.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ "He's Scoop, He Scores, the Journey of Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson". Front Office Sports. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ↑ Heffley, Lynne (18 August 1996). "A Veteran of the Airwaves--at Age 13". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ Evan Roberts IMDB
- ↑ Private Parts IMDB
- ↑ "Maxim Radio On SIRIUS To Officially Launch From Jacksonville During Super Bowl Week". investor.siriusxm.com. Sirius XM Radio Inc. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ "Dwight Gooden, Rusty Staub, Howie Rose and Evan Roberts named judges for Banner Day on Sunday, May 27 at Citi Field". newyork.mets.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ Holden, Eric. "Top Five Best Baseball Radio Personalities in New York: A Fan's View". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ "WFAN Evan Roberts Gives Jets Prediction". fox5sandiego.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ "WFAN's Evan Roberts got hit by a taxi while out on a sick day: BobsBlitz.com". Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ↑ "WFAN's Evan Roberts named his kid Jet: BobsBlitz.com". Retrieved September 12, 2016.
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