Lloyd Robertson, one of Canada's most recognized journalists, has died at the age of 92, according to CBC News. The broadcaster said news of his passing came from CTV News, the network where he sat on the anchor desk for more than 35 years.
Before his long run at CTV, Robertson made his television debut at CBC News, CBC reported. The broadcaster said he was a fixture in Canadians' lives on the public network for years, remaining there until 1976.
In 1976, Robertson left the CBC and jumped to CTV, according to CBC News. The broadcaster said he joined the private network first as co-anchor alongside Harvey Kirck, and then went on to serve as chief anchor for three decades.
Over his career, Robertson covered 14 federal elections, CBC reported. The broadcaster described him as being as familiar to Canadians as the prime ministers he interviewed, a figure who came into homes across the country night after night.
CBC said Robertson shepherded viewers through some of the biggest crises in history from the anchor desk. The broadcaster framed his decades on air as a run that spanned many of the defining moments Canadians watched unfold on television.
The network turned to CBC's Susan Ormiston to look back at his remarkable career and legacy, CBC reported. The broadcaster presented the retrospective as a tribute to a journalist who had become a national institution.
CBC noted that Robertson had begun his television career on its own airwaves before spending the rest of his working life at CTV, where he stayed for more than 35 years. The broadcaster — his first network — cast his death as the loss of a voice that had guided Canadians through decades of news.