Departures of note

Lloyd Robertson was a legendary Canadian broadcaster who anchored CTV National News for 27 years, becoming one of the country's most trusted and recognizable journalists. He joined CTV in 1976 and became chief anchor and senior editor in 1984, leading the network's flagship evening broadcast until his retirement in 2011. His trademark sign-off, "That's the kind of day it's been," became familiar to generations of Canadians.

Before his tenure at CTV, Robertson spent more than two decades at the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., where he anchored the national newscast from 1970 to 1976. He began his broadcasting career at a local radio station in 1952 before joining CBC in 1954. Over his six-decade career, he chronicled defining events from elections and wars to the September 11 attacks.

Robertson was voted Canada's most trusted television journalist by TV Guide Canada readers for 11 consecutive years. He was appointed to the Order of Canada, inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998, and in 2007 became the first journalist inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. After stepping down as chief anchor, he remained with CTV as a special correspondent and received lifetime achievement awards from multiple journalism organizations.