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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Dave Roberts to do his last forecast

Dave Roberts, the town's dean of TV personalities at age 73, will wrap his 56-year broadcast career Dec. 11.

He announced it Wednesday night on the 11 o'clock news. (No one may even think that the station used its 11 o'clock news for this because it's November sweeps.)

Roberts, born David Boreanaz (the name his actor son uses), was a popular personality in Buffalo when he relocated to WPVI in May 1978 as a host of AM/Philadelphia and noon weatherman.

Shortly after the death of Jim O'Brien in a 1983 skydiving accident, Roberts got the main job. In 2002, when he handed the main weather duties to Cecily Tynan, Roberts started cutting back. He's been working a few days a week on the 5 and 6 p.m. shows.

The station has not announced long-term plans to replace him, so it's believed that other mets, including Adam Joseph, will handle his work.

Here's a clip from AM/Philadelphia of an interview with Sammy Davis Jr.
Posted by Michael Klein @ 12:00 AM  Permalink | 27 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:42 AM, 11/19/2009
    Sad to see him go, but enjoy your new life as a retired man
    — pa2nz
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:02 AM, 11/19/2009
    HEY KLEIN. YOU MISSED THIS ONE...IS ANGELO NEXT??
    — STEVE5444
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:16 AM, 11/19/2009
    Good luck in your future endeavors, Dave! I grew up watching you. Enjoy your retirement!
    — w1lsons4
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:57 AM, 11/19/2009
    I remember when Dave filled the void after Jim O'Brien tragic death. He helped all the channel 6 fans through it.
    — maureen1403
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:57 AM, 11/19/2009
    Does anyone still watch TV news to get a weather report?
    — Helen A. Handbasket
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:04 AM, 11/19/2009
    I say freeze him, and place him on the lawn up there on City Ave., and have someone lip sync.
    — FJG JR
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:20 AM, 11/19/2009
    wow he's 73??
    — wearethechampions
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:29 AM, 11/19/2009
    Action News loses another class act. Enjoy your retirement Dave, we'll miss you! I hope he continues to keep the Philadelphia area his home.
    — PlumTruffle
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:31 AM, 11/19/2009
    73 surprised me too! I wish him well.
    — Jay G
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:41 AM, 11/19/2009
    Wow, a Philly icon. I remember seeing Dave almost every day when I started watching the news in high school. When I visit Philly now, I enjoy seeing him. Looks like Christmas will be just a little different this year. Thanks, Dave.
    — former Mt.Airy Kid
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:48 AM, 11/19/2009
    I hope Action News promotes Erica Grow to the main weatherperson. She will keep Dave's garden "growing".
    — Joseph DeSantis
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:03 AM, 11/19/2009
    Best of luck to Dave Roberts......a real class act. I do not have a PhD from MIT so I'm guessing here.......is mets supposed to mean meteorologists?????
    — Tom Kearney
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:16 AM, 11/19/2009
    73? Dave looks fantastic! Enjoy your retirement, Dave! You will be missed!
    — cmk


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