Leslie Roberts

Leslie Roberts (born June 28) is a radio and television personality. He is the host of The Leslie Roberts Show on Montreals Newstalk radio CJAD 800 AM. He is the third generation of the Roberts media family of Montreal to work at the radio station.His father, Bill was morning man through the 1950s and 60s, and again for a few years in the 70s. His namesake grandfather Leslie was an editorialist at both CJAD, and Toronto sister station CFRB 1010, in the 70s. His sister Cathy was a music programmer at CJAD in the 70s.Roberts was the executive editor and anchor for Global Toronto from 2001 to 2015, hosting the stations News Hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m., and co-anchoring Global and Shaw Medias The Morning Show from 2013 until 2015.During those years he also hosted his own radio talk show on Newstalk 1010 CFRB in Toronto, was a daily contributor to talk station AM640 Toronto, and penned his own column, The Five Things I Learned This Week in The National Post.He resigned from Global on January 15, 2015, following a Toronto Star investigation alleging conflict of interest due to his equity stake in a PR firm.After leaving Global, he was a freelance broadcaster and communications specialist, working with technology firms, based in Los Angeles. In 2016, he reported for radio stations CJAD Montreal, and CFRA Ottawa, covering the arrest of a man found with weapons on his way to the LA pride parade, just hours after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history in Orlando, Florida.In December 2016, he returned to his hometown of Montreal, QC with his own show called, The Leslie Roberts Show airing weekdays 9-noon on CJAD 800 Radio. Roberts, son of noted Montreal radio veteran Bill Roberts, replaced longtime CJAD personality Tommy Schnurmacher, who began semi-retirement and now hosts the one-hour Gang of Four weekdays at noon.

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