Sandy Roberts
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Sandy Roberts (Born February 22, 1950) is the sports presenter of the Melbourne bulletin of Seven News. Roberts grew up on a sheep farm in Lucindale, South Australia, after completing school he moved to Adelaide where he worked as a sports writer for the Adelaide Advertiser. Roberts also worked in Perth, Bendigo and overseas before he joined the Seven Network in Melbourne as a presenter, sports analyst, host and commentator.
In his time with Seven, Roberts has commentated over 700 AFL games, commentated for the Australian Open, Spring Racing Carnival and many major golf tournaments. Roberts has also been involved in the coverage of every Summer Olympic Games from Moscow in 1980, including Sydney 2000 as well as countless Winter Olympic Games. He joined Seven News in Melbourne in 2004 after Beverley O'Connor stepped down. He follows the St Kilda Football Club.
Despite this impressive resume, Roberts is often remembered for his infamous gaff in introducing the 1981 Miss Australia, Leanne Dick as "Leanne Cock" during a Mt. Gambier Cup meeting. (Ironically, Dick's surname after marriage is Cockerill). [1]
[edit] Personal life
Sandy is married to wife Carolyn and has three sons, Ben, Angus, and Sam (deceased). Sandy's son Sam, a haemophiliac, died from complications due to AIDS in 1993 [1].
[edit] References
- ^ Geoff McClure, Just names, Sandy, The Age, April 16, 2007.
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