Last night on Channel 6’s 11pm newscast, Dave Roberts announced his retirement, stating that “that he’s ready to watch TV, rather than be on it.” After a 56 year professional career which includes the last 31 years at WPVI, his last Action News broadcast will be on December 11th. As always, he’ll do the Thanksgiving Parade next week, which will also be his last.
Although this isn’t sports-related, I think we all have fond memories of Roberts as part of the Action News team over the years. While I’ve always been a Channel 10 guy, everything about Roberts and the rest of the Channel 6 team has always been classy. The Delaware Valley is losing a great man and we can only hope that whoever steps in for him respects the craft just as much.
Read more on WPVI’s site.
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