Sam Roberts (born June 20, 1947) is an American journalist who has written for The New York Times since 1983, serving as Urban Affairs Correspondent from 2005 to 2015. He now serves as an obituaries writer.[1] He is also host of a weekly television news talk show The New York Times Close Up on CUNY TV.
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | June 20, 1947
Alma mater | Cornell University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Career
Roberts graduated from Cornell University in 1968, where he was managing editor of The Cornell Daily Sun and a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He was city editor at the New York Daily News from 1977 to 1981 and political editor from 1981 to 1983, when he joined The New York Times.[2]
Personal life
Roberts is married and lives in New York City. He has a wife and two sons.[3]
Bibliography
- Who We Are: A Portrait of America Based on the 1990 Census. Crown. 1994. ISBN 9780812921922.
- A Kind of Genius: Herb Sturz and Society's Toughest Problems. PublicAffairs. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7867-2754-4.
- Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America. Grand Central Publishing. 22 January 2013. ISBN 978-1-4555-2595-9.[4][5]
- The Brother: The Untold Story of the Rosenberg Case. Simon and Schuster. 16 September 2014. ISBN 978-1-4767-4739-2.
- A History of New York in 101 Objects. Simon and Schuster. 23 September 2014. ISBN 978-1-4767-2877-3.[6]
- 31 New Yorkers You Should Know About but Don’t (2022)[7]
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