Steven V. Roberts
Encyclopedia
Steven V. Roberts is an American
journalist
, writer
, political commentator.
Roberts grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey and graduated from Bayonne High School
. He attended Harvard where he served as editor of the student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson
. After graduating with a B.A.
in Government in 1964, Roberts was hired by The New York Times
as research assistant to James Reston
, then the paper's Washington, D.C.
bureau chief. He was a senior writer at U.S. News & World Report
for seven years where he is now a contributing editor. As a Washington pundit
, Roberts appears regularly on ABC Radio, Washington Week in Review, CNN
, Hardball with Chris Matthews
. He often fills in as substitute host of The Diane Rehm Show
on National Public Radio. He also appears regularly on America Abroad
. Roberts has taught journalism and political communication at The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs since 1997.
Roberts and his wife, Cokie Roberts
, write a nationally syndicated newspaper column and are contributing writers for USA Weekend
, a Sunday magazine that appears in 500 newspapers nationwide. In February 2000 they jointly published From This Day Forward. They have two children, Lee and Rebecca, and six grandchildren.
United States
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journalist
Journalist
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, writer
Writer
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, political commentator.
Roberts grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey and graduated from Bayonne High School
Bayonne High School
Bayonne High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, operated by the Bayonne Board of Education....
. He attended Harvard where he served as editor of the student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper of Harvard University, was founded in 1873. It is the only daily newspaper in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is run entirely by Harvard College undergraduates...
. After graduating with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Government in 1964, Roberts was hired by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
as research assistant to James Reston
James Reston
James Barrett Reston , nicknamed "Scotty," was an American journalist whose career spanned the mid 1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with the New York Times.-Life:...
, then the paper's Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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bureau chief. He was a senior writer at U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
for seven years where he is now a contributing editor. As a Washington pundit
Pundit (politics)
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, Roberts appears regularly on ABC Radio, Washington Week in Review, CNN
CNN
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, Hardball with Chris Matthews
Hardball with Chris Matthews
Hardball with Chris Matthews is a talk show on MSNBC, broadcast weekdays at 5 and 7 PM hosted by Chris Matthews. It originally aired on now-defunct America's Talking and later CNBC. The current title was derived from a book Matthews wrote in 1988, Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told by One Who...
. He often fills in as substitute host of The Diane Rehm Show
The Diane Rehm Show
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on National Public Radio. He also appears regularly on America Abroad
America Abroad
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. Roberts has taught journalism and political communication at The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs since 1997.
Roberts and his wife, Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Roberts , best known as Cokie Roberts, is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author. She is a contributing senior news analyst for National Public Radio as well as a regular roundtable analyst for the current This Week with Christiane...
, write a nationally syndicated newspaper column and are contributing writers for USA Weekend
USA Weekend
USA Weekend is a national publication distributed through more than 800+ newspapers in the United States. It reaches 47 million readers in 22.6 million households every weekend. Awarded for its journalism and design, USA WEEKEND focuses on social issues, entertainment, health, food and travel....
, a Sunday magazine that appears in 500 newspapers nationwide. In February 2000 they jointly published From This Day Forward. They have two children, Lee and Rebecca, and six grandchildren.
Books by Steve Roberts
- Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families (ISBN: 978-0062018106) is his 2011 book authored with his wife Cokie Roberts.
- From Every End of This Earth: 13 Families and the New Lives They Made in America, 2009.
- My Fathers' Houses, 2005.
- From This Day Forward, (with Cokie Roberts), Morrow, 2000.