Evan Roberts (radio personality)

Roberts grew up in Cedarhurst, New York and graduated from Lawrence High School in 2001.[1]

Roberts' career began at the age of 10 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 2nd, 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. [12]

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.[13]

Aside from his regular WFAN work, Roberts started The Evan Roberts Podcast on Radio.com, on March 29, 2018, The podcast does not have a regular schedule, but rather is 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. [14]

Roberts also hosts a solo show on Saturday mornings on WFAN, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.[15]

Roberts is an avid fan of the New York Mets,[1][16] Brooklyn Nets,[1] New York Islanders,[17] New York Jets,[18] as well as WWE.

On June 2, 2016, Roberts was hit by a New York City taxi while out on a sick day, fracturing his L1 vertebra, which caused a flare up of his psoriasis and asthma.[19]

Roberts' wife gave birth to a boy, Jet Alexander Roberts, on September 11, 2016.[20] They welcomed their second child, a boy, Spence Roberts, on September 30, 2020.