Sam Roberts (born September 6, 1983) is an American radio personality and podcast host, who since October 2016, has been the co-host of Jim Norton & Sam Roberts on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Roberts gained prominence as an intern and producer of the Opie and Anthony radio show from 2005 to 2014. He is also the host of the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast.
From 2002 to 2006, Roberts attended Syracuse University where he graduated with a major in Sociology.
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Professional career
Radio career
Roberts began his radio career on June 13, 2005 as an intern on the Opie and Anthony radio show on XM Satellite Radio, based in New York City. In 2006, he became the show's associate producer, followed by producer in January 2010. In April 2011, Roberts became the host of the pre and post Opie and Anthony radio show, and became the show's executive producer in February 2014. From June 2015 to October 2016, Roberts hosted Sam Roberts' Show.
In the fall of 2008, Roberts and East Side Dave started Special Delivery for Sirius XM; the show started as a pre-taped hour airing on Saturday nights, then became a weekly live show. In April 2010, Roberts became the host of an overnight Top 40 music show on SiriusXM Hits 1; the show lasted for four years.
On October 4, 2016, Roberts joined comedian Jim Norton to co-host their morning program Jim Norton & Sam Roberts, on the Opie Radio channel (now known as Faction Talk) on SiriusXM.
Professional wrestling
Roberts began a professional wrestling podcast named The Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast, in October 2014.
In August 2015 Roberts did a live edition of the Sam Roberts Show from Carolines on Broadway, prior to SummerSlam. The show was broadcast live on Sirius XM and included guests Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, and Corey Graves. The following year, Roberts again did a live show from Caroline's the week prior to SummerSlam, with Kevin Owens as his guest. Prior to SummerSlam 2017, Roberts once again again broadcast live from Caroline's, with the moniker SummerSam III, with Mark Henry as his guest.
In September 2016, Roberts was featured over a two-part episode of Vince Russo's podcast, The Swerve.
Pay-per-view pre-show
Roberts first appeared on WWE's pay-per-view pre-show panel at December 2016's Roadblock: End of the Line. He has since been part of the pre-show panel and other pre-show responsibilities for various WWE network events.
Other ventures
In 2006 Roberts did voiceover work as a radio DJ in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. Roberts made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film Top Five. In addition, Roberts made regular appearances on Red Eye between 2015-2017. In 2016, Roberts was featured on episode 37 of The Tomorrow Show with Keven Undergaro.
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References
External links
- Official website
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