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Sam Roberts (radio personality)
Samuel Wood Roberts (born September 6, 1983) is an American professional wrestling personality, radio host, and podcaster. Since October 2016, he has been the co-host of Jim Norton & Sam Roberts on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.[citation needed] Roberts was an intern and producer of the Opie and Anthony radio show from 2005 until the show's end in 2014. He is also the host of Notsam Wrestling (f.k.a. Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast) and Satisfying with Nicole Ryan. Personal lifeSam Roberts attended Syracuse University from 2002 to 2006.[1][2] In February 2017 Roberts' wife gave birth to their son named after Sam’s uncle.[3] On the March 27, 2019 episode of Jim Norton & Sam Roberts, Roberts announced they were expecting a girl, who was born on May 16, 2019.[4] On November 23, 2023, Roberts announced on his social media that his wife was pregnant with their third child. [5] Professional careerRadio careerRoberts began his radio career in 2002 at WERW in Syracuse, NY. On June 13, 2005, he became an intern on the Opie and Anthony radio show on XM Satellite Radio, based in New York City. In 2006, he became the show's associate producer, followed by producer in January 2010.[6] Professional wrestlingRoberts began a professional wrestling podcast named Sam Roberts' Wrestling Podcast, in October 2014.[6] In 2018, the podcast was renamed to Notsam Wrestling. In August 2015 Roberts did a live edition of the Sam Roberts Show from Carolines on Broadway, prior to SummerSlam. The show was broadcast live on Sirius XM and included guests Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, and Corey Graves.[7][8] The following year, Roberts again did a live show from Caroline's the week prior to SummerSlam, with Kevin Owens as his guest.[9] Prior to SummerSlam 2017, Roberts once again broadcast live from Caroline's, with the moniker SummerSam III, with Mark Henry as his guest.[10] In September 2016, Roberts was featured over a two-part episode of Vince Russo's podcast, The Swerve.[11][12] Roberts first appeared on WWE's pay-per-view pre-show panel at December 2016's Roadblock: End of the Line.[13] He has since been part of the pre-show panel and other pre-show responsibilities for various WWE network events. In December 2017 following Clash of Champions, Roberts made his debut as a host of WWE Talking Smack.[14] Roberts later hosted the final Talking Smack following Fastlane in March 2018. In January 2018, Roberts hosted the Raw 25 kickoff show.[15] During the April 15 taping of WWE Main Event, Roberts made his debut as a commentator. He has infrequently been a commentator on Main Event since then.[16] On April 1, 2020, Roberts made his guest commentator debut during NXT alongside Tom Phillips. In October 2020, NotSam Wrestling on the WWE Network started its first season. From 2023 to May 2024, Sam hosted WWE's The Bump alongside Megan Morant. The two continue to host RawTalk immediately following broadcasts of Monday Night Raw. Other venturesIn 2006 Roberts did voiceover work as a radio DJ in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.[17] Roberts made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film Top Five.[18] In addition, Roberts made regular appearances on Red Eye between 2015-2017. In 2016, Roberts was featured on episode 37 of The Tomorrow Show with Keven Undergaro.[19] In 2019, he and Jim Norton appeared as recon spies on an episode of Bar Rescue. References
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