Thomas Roberts Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Virginia Associated Press Award for his documentary "Parvo Puppies․"
• Won an Edward R․ Murrow Award in 2001 for his documentary "When Parents Don't Pay․"
• Won the Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign in 2011
• Graduated from Western Maryland College in 1994
• Worked as a news anchor for CNN Headline News and contributed to "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider․"
• Co-hosted the 2013 Miss Universe Pageant in Moscow
• Worked as a freelance anchor for several months before being made an official member of MSNBC's daytime team in December 2010
• Also works as a fill-in host for NBC's "Today" and MSNBC's "First Look․"
• Best known as a television journalist and news anchor for "MSNBC Live" and NBC News
• Appeared as a news anchor in the films "The Avengers" and "Iron Man 3" and on the TV series "30 Rock․"