Evan Roberts (sportscaster)
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Evan Roberts (born July 11, 1983) is an American sports radio personality. He currently hosts the midday (10am-1pm) show with Joe Benigno on WFAN.
Roberts grew up in Cedarhurst, New York 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 Imus in the Morning 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" for the now-defunct Radio AAHS (later AAHS World Radio) children's radio network. After graduating from high school he worked for XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C. 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 Sirius Satellite Radio.
According to the WFAN website, Roberts is a New York Mets, New Jersey Nets and New York Jets fan, who enjoys pro wrestling, and reruns of Beverly Hills, 90210.
Evan is a lifelong season ticket holder of the New York Mets. Roberts, is often heard complaining of the ticket costs for the new home of the New York Mets, Citi Field.
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