John Roberts

John Roberts was first married to Michele. They divorced in 2008. He later married Kyra Phillips, a CNN anchor, in 2010. They have twin children—Sage Ann and Kellan Clay, who were born on March 15, 2011.

In August 2016, he faced a sexual harassment lawsuit at Fox News, when Andrea Tantaros claimed that Roberts, Bill O'Reilly, and Scott Brown sexually harassed her.

John Roberts was born on November 15, 1956, in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. His father died when he was just five years old, and his mother died in 2010. He has a brother and a sister.

He attended Erindale Secondary School and Lorne Park Secondary School. He later went to the University of Toronto Mississauga.

While still in college, John Roberts started his journalistic career on radio, working at the local college station, CFRE-FM in Mississauga. In 1975, he joined as a reporter and news anchor with CFOS in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Then he worked as a newsman and DJ with CHYM in Kitchener, and on-air for radio station CJBK in London, Ontario in 1977. Later he moved back to Toronto and joined TOP 40 Powerhouse CHUM. He also worked as a weekday evening disc jockey for some time. In CHUM and CITY-TV, he was given the on-air name J. D. Roberts.

In 1979, he left his radio job to co-host with Jeanne Beker the music newsmagazine ‘The NewMusic’ on CITY-TV, where he worked till 1985.

Along with his NewMusic job, he also worked as an entertainment reporter for CITY-TV and on many occasions filled in for John Majhor and Brad Giffen on CITY-TV’s music video show ‘Toronto Rocks.’

When Canada's music channel MuchMusic was launched in 1984, John Roberts joined the channel, and together with Christopher Ward appeared as the first on-air personalities. He hosted many programs at MuchMusic, including ‘The Power Hour,’ a heavy metal video show.

Throughout his career, John Roberts has done many exclusive interviews and has covered several news-worthy international events. He covered the NATO bombing in Yugoslavia, London bombings, and the earthquakes in Turkey.

While at CBS News, he was embedded with the US Marines during the war in Iraq, and anchored the CBS Evening News coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the death of Pope John Paul II.

He has interviewed many prominent figures like former presidents George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, former vice-president Al Gore, the late Yitzhak Rabin, and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.

He did an exclusive interview with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford regarding the allegations of his drinking and drug use. He also reported live from Moore, during the deadly EF5 tornado.