Susan E. Roberts

Who is Susan E. Roberts?

Susan Elizabeth Roberts is an anchor for WPRI, the CBS affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island, where she co-anchors the station's 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. newscasts. She was formerly a news correspondent for CBS News and its affiliate news service, CBS Newspath, based in Washington, D.C..

Roberts was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan and graduated from Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a minor in Spanish. She completed part of her undergraduate studies at St. John's College in Oxford, England.

She was a news anchor and reporter for KATV in Little Rock, Arkansas; WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana; WDSU, also in New Orleans; and WJLA-TV in Washington. In 2004, she joined the Washington bureau of NBC News, moving to CBS News in July 2004. She remained in Washington until January 2011, when she joined WPRI in Providence.

Roberts has covered many stories throughout her career, including those on hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma; the Michael Jackson trial; the Sago Mine disaster, and the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Her reporting on the September 11, 2001 attacks contributed to a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for WJLA-TV.