Lloyd Robertson, Canadian TV anchor, dies at 92

Lloyd Robertson, a revered anchor who delivered the news to Canadians for more than four decades, died on August 4, 2026, at the age of 92. His family confirmed his passing to CTV News, the network where he served as the face of its national newscast for 35 years. No cause of death was given.

Robertson's career spanned an extraordinary 64 years, beginning at a radio station in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario, in 1952. He spent two decades at the CBC, anchoring its national news from 1970 to 1976, before making a pivotal move to CTV. In a 1976 interview, he explained the decision was driven by a desire for greater creative freedom, not financial gain, saying CTV offered him the ability to write, report from the field, and anchor. He became CTV National News's solo anchor and senior editor in 1984, a role he called "the equivalent of being knighted."

He held that position until 2011, becoming one of the most trusted figures in Canadian media. For 11 consecutive years, TV Guide Canada readers voted him the television journalist they trusted most. "Conferred upon you is this mantle of objectivity and fairness, and you have to take that seriously," Robertson said in a 2001...