Evan Roberts (born July 11, 1983) is an American

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personality. He currently co-hosts the ''Carton and Roberts'' radio show, along with

Craig Carton Craig Harris Carton (born January 31, 1969) is an American radio and television personality. He is the co-host of the ''Carton and Roberts'' sports radio program on WFAN (AM) in New York City, and is seen nationally on Fox Sports 1 as host of '' ...

, weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET on the New York radio stations WFAN-AM and

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Biography

Early years

Roberts grew up in

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and graduated from Lawrence High School in 2001. Roberts' career began at the age of 10 when he had an opportunity to do updates for WFAN's ''

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'' radio program. 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 with

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and

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for the now-defunct Radio AAHS (later AAHS World Radio) children's radio network. In 1996, Roberts played "Boy Dancing in Field with Father Lawrence" in the film '' Tromeo & Juliet''. In 1997, Roberts played a role in the Howard Stern's movie autobiography ''Private Parts'' as Elliot.

Professional radio career

After graduating from high school he worked for

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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

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, a channel on

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. In July 2004, Roberts was hired as an overnight host on WFAN. On Jan. 2, 2007, Roberts moved from overnights to a midday show. He teamed up with

Joe Benigno Joseph S. Benigno (born September 26, 1953) is an American sports radio personality. He was a co-host of the ''Joe & Evan'' show with Evan Roberts weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on the New York radio stations WFAN-AM and WFAN-FM. His retireme ...

to cohost the “Benigno & Roberts in the Midday”, 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

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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. On January 2, 2020, following a subsequent retirement by Francesa, the 13 year midday show got elevated to an afternoon program ''

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'', airing from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This new afternoon show lasted until November 6, 2020, when Benigno retired from full-time work, ending a 14-year partnership with Roberts. 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. Aside from his regular WFAN work, Roberts started ''The Evan Roberts Podcast'' on

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

Personal life

Roberts is an avid fan of the

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, as well as

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References

External links

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