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From 1970-1971, he anchored morning newscasts at KOMU-TV, the NBC affiliate in Columbia, Mo. Before joining KRGV, he was a newscaster at WHB Radio in Kansas City, Mo., from 1971-1973.

#EX HEADLINE NEWS ANCHORS SERIAL#

During that time, he conducted an exclusive death row interview with serial killer Caril Ann Fugate for KMTV and a Strategic Air Command flight with the post-nuclear flying command post called Looking Glass.įrom 1973-1975, Roberts anchored the evening news at KRGV-TV in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. That same year he reported from the scene of a federal prison riot in Atlanta.īefore joining Headline News, Roberts was the principal weeknight anchor at KMTV in Omaha, Neb. In 1985, he reported live on the trial of Wayne Williams, who was convicted in the Atlanta child murders case. In 1989, Roberts reported from a rooftop in Charleston, S.C., on Hurricane Hugo's arrival. Army Force Command in Atlanta asked Roberts to host the 228th birthday celebration of the U.S. Since he joined Headline News, Roberts has led the network's coverage for each national election. He is based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta. He is one of the longest-serving anchors among the CNN networks and has anchored weekday Headline News broadcasts since the network's debut on New Year's Day, 1982.

Chuck Roberts is a weekday news anchor on HLN.

Ex headline news anchors