Inductee Profile
At a glance
Born: January 19, 1934Where: Stratford, ON Notable Achievements:
Television Experience and Career Highlights:
•Honoured with the Canadian
Association of New York's 2006 Arts and Letters Award, October 2006
•Awarded the
Order of Canada, February 1998
•Inducted into Canadian Association of
Broadcasters Hall of Fame, 1998
•Voted Most Trusted TV Journalist by the readers
of TV Guide for a record 10 times; voted Best Anchor twice
•Voted Canada's
Favourite News Anchor in the first two annual TV Times Readers' Choice Awards,
1998 and 1999
•Three-time Gemini winner as "Best Host, Anchor or Interviewer" in
1992, 1994 and 1997
•1995/96 Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Gold Ribbon
Award winner for Broadcast Excellence
•Honoured in 1993 with the Radio
Television News Directors' Association (RTNDA) President's Award
•Voted
Favourite TV Anchor in NOW Magazine's first Reader Poll
•Recipient of the
Toronto Sun's 1994 Reader's Voice Award for Favourite TV Anchor
•Named
Broadcaster of the Year in 1992 by the Central Canadian Broadcasters Association
•Appointed Honourary Chairperson of the 1992 Terry Fox Run
•1988 Gemini Award
nominee for Best Coverage of a Special Event for Decision '88
LLOYD ROBERTSON
2007 INDUCTEE
View all inductees from 2007 »As Chief Anchor and Senior Editor of CTV News, Lloyd Robertson is 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. Beloved by Canadians, 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. CTV News' Chief Anchor and Senior Editor since 1983, Robertson began his broadcasting career in 1952 at CJCS radio in his home-town 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. Robertson and his wife Nancy, have been married more than 40 years and live in the Greater Toronto Area. They have four daughters. A strong supporter of numerous charities Robertson participates every year in The Hospital for Sick Children's Telethon.