Evan Roberts (sportscaster)

Evan Roberts (born July 11, 1983) is an American sports radio personality. He co-hosts the Evan and Tiki radio show, along with Tiki Barber, on the New York radio stations WFAN-AM and WFAN-FM.





== Biography ==





=== Early years ===

Roberts grew up in Cedarhurst, New York and graduated from Lawrence High School in 2001.

Roberts' career began at the age of 15 when he had an opportunity to do updates for WFAN's Imus in the Morning radio program. He then hosted his own radio show called Kidsports on WGBB and expanded it to a wider kids audience with a show called Going Bzircus; a few years later, he hosted "What's Up With Evan Roberts" and Nets Slammin' Planet with Albert King and Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson for the now-defunct Radio AAHS (later AAHS World Radio) children's radio network. In 1996, Roberts played "Boy Dancing in Field with Father Lawrence" in the film Tromeo & Juliet. In 1997, Roberts played a role in the Howard Stern's movie autobiography Private Parts as Elliot.





=== Professional radio career ===

After graduating from high school he worked for XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C. for 2 years. In 2003 and 2004, he worked for WJFK in Baltimore, Maryland and then moved back to New York to host his own show on Maxim Radio, a channel on Sirius Satellite Radio.

In July 2004, Roberts was hired as an overnight host on WFAN.

On Jan. 2, 2007, Roberts moved from overnights to a midday show.