Evan Roberts | |
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 Roberts at Citi Field, 2012 | |
| Born | July 11, 1983 |
| Career | |
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| Station | WFAN |
| Time slot | M-F 02:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m. ET |
| Style | Sports radio |
| Country | United States |
| Website | |
Evan Roberts (born July 11, 1983) is an American sports radio personality. He co-hosts the Evan and Tiki radio show, along with Tiki Barber, on the New York radio stations WFAN-AM and WFAN-FM.
Roberts grew up in Cedarhurst, New York and graduated from Lawrence High School in 2001. [1]
Roberts' career began at the age of 15 when he had an opportunity to do updates for WFAN's Imus in the Morning radio program. [2] He then hosted his own radio show called Kidsports on WGBB and expanded it to a wider kids audience with a show called Going Bzircus; a few years later, he hosted "What's Up With Evan Roberts" and Nets Slammin' Planet [3] with Albert King and Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson for the now-defunct Radio AAHS (later AAHS World Radio) children's radio network. [4] In 1996, Roberts played "Boy Dancing in Field with Father Lawrence" in the film Tromeo & Juliet . [5] In 1997, Roberts played a role in the Howard Stern's movie autobiography Private Parts as Elliot. [6]
After graduating from high school he worked for XM Satellite Radio [2] in Washington, D.C. for 2 years. In 2003 and 2004, he worked for WJFK in Baltimore, Maryland and then moved back to New York to host his own show on Maxim Radio, a channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. [7]
In July 2004, Roberts was hired as an overnight host on WFAN. [8]
On Jan. 2, 2007, Roberts moved from overnights to a midday show. He teamed up with Joe Benigno to cohost the “Benigno & Roberts in the Midday”, [9] which aired weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WFAN. This show lasted in that timeslot for 11 years. On January 2, 2018, with the initial departure of Mike Francesa from his 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. show, the Benigno and Roberts show was increased by 1 hour, now airing on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. [10]
On January 2, 2020, following a subsequent retirement by Francesa, the 13 year midday show got elevated to an afternoon program Joe & Evan , airing from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. [11] This new afternoon show lasted until November 6, 2020, when Benigno retired from full-time work, ending a 14-year partnership with Roberts. [9]
On November 9, 2020, a new show with Roberts and Craig Carton, Carton and Roberts, replaced Joe & Evan as the afternoon drive radio show, airing from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. [12]
Aside from his regular WFAN work, Roberts started The Evan Roberts Podcast on Radio.com, on March 29, 2018, as well as a podcast called Rico Brogna, which highlights the New York Mets only, the other encapsulating all his favorite sports teams. These podcasts do not have regular schedules, but rather they are on-demand, when Roberts wants to give his instant opinions right after an exciting sporting event or an interesting news story breaks outside of his normal show. [13]
Roberts is a fan of the New York Mets, [1] [14] Brooklyn Nets, [1] New York Islanders, [15] New York Jets, [16] as well as WWE. Roberts resides in Westchester County, New York with his wife and two sons.
The new schedule for WFAN launches January 2nd, 2018...Benigno and Roberts in the midday with an additional hour from 10-2
