Robertson began his broadcasting career in 1952 at CJCS radio in his hometown of Stratford and then joined CJOY in Guelph in 1953. After moving into television in 1954 with CBC, he spent four years in Winnipeg and two years in Ottawa. Robertson went on to anchor CBC’s national news from 1970 to 1976.
As Chief Anchor and Senior Editor of CTV News, Lloyd Robertson was the leader of the country’s most-watched newscast, CTV News With Lloyd Robertson. An accomplished newsman, Robertson joined CTV in 1976 and has been broadcasting for more than 50 years. Robertson was voted Canada’s most trusted news anchor by TV Guide readers 11 years in a row, and Canada’s favourite news anchor by readers of TV Times, the Toronto Sun and NOW Magazine. In 1995/96 the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) awarded Robertson the Gold Ribbon Award for Broadcast Excellence and in 1998 inducted him into the CAB Hall of Fame. He won Gemini Awards in 1992, 1994 and 1997 and is a seven-time nominee for Best Anchor/Interviewer.
In 1993, the Radio Television News Directors’ Association (RTNDA) honoured him with the prestigious President’s Award.
Robertson announced his retirement on the CTV National News broadcast on July 8, 2010, and left the anchor chair in the second half of 2011.
