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Introduction
Lloyd Robertson is a Canadian journalist and former news anchor. He is a 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 from 2011 to 2016.
Robertson has covered many major events throughout his career, including the 1967 opening of Expo 67 in Montreal, the 1969 Moon landing (along with Percy Saltzman), many Olympic Games, Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope, the patriation of the Constitution of Canada, both the 1980 Quebec referendum and the 1995 Quebec referendum on separation from Canada, many federal elections, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the September 11 attacks in 2001, and the power outage crisis on both sides of the border of August 14, 2003.
He has covered the construction of the Berlin Wall, the deaths of four former Canadian prime ministers, the elections of nearly half of Canada’s prime ministers, state funerals, and royal, papal, and U.S. presidential visits. His name was also the basis for the satirical news anchor character Floyd Robertson, portrayed by Joe Flaherty on the Canadian TV comedy series SCTV.
Early life
| Name | Lloyd Robertson |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Profession | Retired Journalist, Former news anchor |
| Age | 89 years |
| Height | 1.83m |
Lloyd Robertson OC was born on January 19, 1934 (age 89 years) in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Lillie Francis 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 homemaker. His father was of Scottish descent, while his mother emigrated from England.
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. During his childhood, Robertson was also frequently cared for by his half-siblings, especially his twin siblings Irvin and Ethel.
He first became interested in broadcasting when he was 12 years old, watching soldiers from The Perth Regiment marching home from World War II, and hearing the commentators from CJCS talking about it. According to Robertson, “I realized I was in the center of something very important…something much bigger than myself.”
Career
Lloyd Robertson began his broadcasting career in 1952 at CJCS radio. He started working after school on Saturdays as an operator, spinning 78 rpm records, and read the news at midnight before he signed off. Robertson completed high school and continued to work at CJCS until he moved to CJOY in Guelph in 1954.
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Robertson auditioned to work at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on the advice of one of his colleagues in Guelph. After his audition was over, Robertson thought, “I’m never going to see this building again.” Despite this, he got hired by the CBC, thanks to his bass voice.
He applied for CBWT-TV in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1956, his first-ever TV job. He mostly did local television until December 25, 1956, which was his first national broadcast. After four years in Winnipeg, Robertson auditioned for CBOT-TV in Ottawa, Ontario. After two years, he moved to Toronto to host CBC Weekend in the late 1960s.
Lloyd Robertson later became anchor of The National from 1970 to 1976, before joining the CTV Television Network in October of that year. One of the reasons he left the CBC was his frustration at union regulations which confined news anchors to the role of announcer — prohibiting them from writing their own scripts or participating in editorial decisions concerning the news broadcast.
Robertson co-anchored the CTV National News with Harvey Kirck from 1976 to 1984. When Kirck retired from the anchor desk in 1984, Robertson became the senior news anchor for CTV. 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.
His signature sign-off of each news broadcast is, “And that’s the kind of day it’s been.” In February 2010, Robertson denied rumors of his impending retirement as a “work of fiction” during an appearance on Vancouver talk radio station CKNW.
On the CTV National News broadcast of July 8, 2010, Robertson officially announced he would be leaving the anchor chair in the latter half of 2011 (although he did not say a specific date at the time, his last newscast was later announced to air on September 1, 2011). He has stated that he will continue on in various capacities at the network and in public life including being the host of W5.
On September 1, 2011, after 41 years as a national news anchor at both the CBC and CTV, Robertson anchored CTV News for the last time. The newscast concluded with him reminiscing about the stories he covered, such as natural disasters and royal weddings, while calling his news anchor run a rare privilege to have “a front-row seat to history.” He also thanked his audience for watching and supporting him over the years.
Robertson 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, WPVI (Philadelphia)’s Jim Gardner, and KING-TV (Seattle)’s Jean Enersen.
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Lloyd Robertson, who was 77 years old at the time of his retirement from the CTV News team, also holds the record of being the oldest TV news anchor in network television and the oldest news anchor in Canada. In 2020, he narrated a portion of the 8th Canadian Screen Awards.
Wife
Lloyd Robertson is married to his wife Nancy Barrett, they had their wedding in July 1956. His wife is his high school sweetheart and they have four daughters (Lisa, Nanci, Susan, and Lynda) and seven grandchildren. On March 29, 2018, Robertson was involved in a multi-vehicle traffic accident on the Don Valley Parkway. He was uninjured. As of May 2023, Lloyd Robertson and his wife Nancy Barrett are still married.
Lloyd Robertson net worth
How much is Lloyd Robertson worth? Lloyd Robertson net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as a retired journalist and former news anchor. Lloyd Robertson’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $400,000 dollars annually. His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential journalists in Canada. He stands at an appealing height of 1.73m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.