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Lloyd Robertson, OC (born January 19, 1934) is a Canadian journalist and news anchor who is currently the co-host of CTV's weekly magazine series, ''W5''. Robertson previously served as the chief anchor and senior editor of CTV's national evening newscast, ''CTV News with Lloyd Robertson,'' until September 2011, when he retired from the ''CTV National News'' team. Robertson has covered many major events throughout his career, including the 1967 opening of Expo 67 in Montreal, the 1969 Moon landing (along with Percy Saltzman), many Olympic Games, Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, the patriation of the Constitution of Canada, both the 1980 Quebec referendum and the 1995 Quebec referendum on separation from Canada, many federal elections, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and the power outage crisis on both sides of the border. On the scene, he has covered the construction of the Berlin Wall, the deaths of four former Canadian prime ministers, the elections of nearly half of Canada's prime ministers, state funerals, and royal, papal, and U.S. presidential visits. His name was also the basis for the satirical news anchor character Floyd Robertson, portrayed by Joe Flaherty on the Canadian TV comedy series ''SCTV''. ==Early life== Robertson was born in Stratford, Ontario, the son of Lilly Frances and George Henderson Robertson.〔http://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/the-view-from-the-anchor-chair-lloyd-robertson-on-his-life-1.994249〕 His father had eight children with his first wife; after she died, he remarried and had two sons, Gordon and Lloyd; Lloyd was the youngest child. Robertson's father worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway, while his mother was a housewife.〔 His father was of Scottish descent, while his mother emigrated from England. Robertson had a somewhat rough childhood; his mother suffered from mental-health problems which eventually resulted in her undergoing a prefrontal lobotomy, while his father, who was 60 at the time of Robertson's birth, frequently battled cancer and died when Robertson was 21.〔(Lloyd Robertson prepares to end record-breaking run as national news anchor )〕 During his childhood, Robertson was also frequently cared for by his half-siblings,〔 especially his twin siblings Irvin and Ethel.〔Robertson, Lloyd. ''The Kind of Life It's Been.'' New York: HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2012〕 He first became interested in broadcasting when he was 12 years old, watching soldiers from The Perth Regiment marching home from World War II, and heard the commentators from CJCS talking about it. According to Robertson, "I realized I was in the centre of something very important...something much bigger than myself.〔" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lloyd Robertson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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