- His father died when John was 5-years-old and his mother died in 2010.
- Spent 14 years with CBS, working as a White House correspondent and anchor of the weekend evening news. Joined CNN in 2006.
- Joining the Fox News Channel as a senior national correspondent [January 3, 2011].
- John and fiancée Kyra Phillips became the parents of fraternal twins, daughter Sage Ann Roberts and son Kellan Clay Roberts, on March 15, 2011. Sage Ann and Kellan Clay both weighed in at 5 lbs. 15 oz. and measured 18 1/2 inches long.
- Quit CBS in 2006 after he was passed over for the anchor post when Katie Couric was hired to succeed Dan Rather.
- Named co-anchor, with Kiran Chetry, of CNN's American Morning (2001) in April, 2007.
- Former VJ in Canada. Was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame in March, 2009.
- Has a brother and sister.
- Fox News chief White House correspondent [2017].
- Former host (as JD Roberts) of The New Music on Canada's MuchMusic
- Brother-in-law of Chip Phillips.
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