Sam Roberts (journalist)

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Sam Roberts
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Roberts in January 2016
Born (1947-06-20) June 20, 1947 (age 76)
Alma mater Cornell University
OccupationJournalist

Sam Roberts (born June 20, 1947) is an American journalist who has written for The New York Times since 1983, serving as Urban Affairs Correspondent from 2005 to 2015. He now serves as an obituaries writer. [1] He is also host of the NY1 show The New York Times Close Up .

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Career

Roberts graduated from Cornell University in 1968, where he was managing editor of The Cornell Daily Sun and a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He was city editor at the New York Daily News from 1977 to 1981 and political editor from 1981 to 1983, when he joined The New York Times . [2]

Personal life

Roberts is married and lives in New York City. He has a wife and two sons. [3]

Bibliography

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References

  1. Barr, Jeremy (16 January 2015). "Sam Roberts slides over to the New York Times obits desk". Politico Media. Capital New York. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. "Sam Roberts Biography". The New York Times . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. "Sam Roberts". Macmillan. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  4. "100 Years of Grandeur". The New York Times. January 18, 2013.
  5. "A Historic Arrival: New York's Grand Central Turns 100". NPR. January 22, 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. Preston, Ben (December 4, 2014). "New book explores 'History of New York in 101 Objects'". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg City Talk: Sam Roberts, Urban Affairs Correspondent, The New York Times, Doug Muzzio, Feb 20, 2013
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Booknotes interview with Roberts on Who We Are, June 19, 1994, C-SPAN
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Presentation by Roberts on Grand Central, March 13, 2013, C-SPAN
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Presentation by Roberts on A History of New York in 101 Objects, October 28, 2014, C-SPAN