Canadian Broadcasting Legend Lloyd Robertson Dies at 92
Lloyd Robertson, the longtime anchor of CTV National News and one of Canada's most trusted journalists, has died at age 92. Robertson anchored Canada's top-rated nightly newscast for 27 years and chronicled major national events for more than six decades.
A Life in Canadian Broadcasting
Journalist Lloyd Robertson died August 4, 2026, at the age of 92. After spending years with the CBC, he was the anchor or co-anchor for Canada's "CTV National News" for 35 years, becoming a widely trusted figure as he covered stories of national and international importance. Robertson is being remembered for setting a record as the longest-tenured national network news anchor in North America.
Robertson joined CTV in 1976 and became chief anchor and senior editor of CTV National News in 1984. He led the network's flagship evening broadcast until retiring in 2011, ending each newscast with his trademark sign-off: "That's the kind of day it's been."
For 11 consecutive years, TV Guide Canada readers voted Robertson the TV journalist they trusted most, an honour he took to heart. Robertson won lifetime achievement awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association in 2015 and the Canadian Journalism Foundation in 2016.
Legacy
For generations of Canadians, Robertson chronicled many of the defining events of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, from elections and wars to the Sept. 11 attacks. His career spanned some of the most pivotal moments in Canadian and international history, from Expo 67 through constitutional debates, Olympic Games coverage, and the Moon landing broadcast.
If you're a newcomer to Canada or settling here from abroad, Lloyd Robertson's passing marks the end of an era in Canadian media. For decades, he was the face and voice through which Canadians understood their nation and the world—a symbol of journalistic integrity and trusted information in a media landscape that has fundamentally changed.
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