Dave Roberts

David Thomas Boreanaz (born February 14, 1936) is a retired American television broadcaster who broadcast under the stage names Dave Thomas in Buffalo, and Dave Roberts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the main weatherman for WPVI-TV in Philadelphia from 1983 until his retirement in 2009. Early life and education Roberts was born in Buffalo, New York, to a working-class family, and he is of Valle d'Aosta (northern Italian) descent. The name Boreanaz corresponds to Slovene Borjanac (literally, 'resident of Borjana'). Roberts attended Syracuse University as a speech and dramatic arts student, graduating with dual majors in English and communications. Career Roberts began working as a radio broadcaster at WAER-FM in Syracuse, New York, in 1954, later moving to WOLF-AM. His television broadcasting career began at WBUF in Buffalo in 1956. Two years later, Roberts served as the U.S. Army's news director for the Caribbean Forces Radio-TV Network, located in the Panama Canal Zone, as well as working in New York City as a broadcaster for Armed Forces Radio. In 1961, Roberts joined WKBW-TV as the station's weatherman and as the host of the children's show Rocketship 7, as well as hosting Dialing for Dollars. In Buffalo, because the use of ethnic surnames was at that time discouraged, he temporarily adopted David Thomas as his stage name. He is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild; he has had roles in Blow Out, All My Children, Doogie Howser, M.D. and thirtysomething. His son David Boreanaz became famous for playing the vampire Angel in both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel, as well as his role as FBI Agent Seeley Booth on Bones. Roberts made an uncredited cameo appearance, as an extra in the FBI office, in the 100th episode of Bones, "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole", which was directed by his son.