Remember That Sexy Newsman Thomas Roberts?

Damn, already? Does he miss New York or something.

Doesn't he come off as rather a difficult and arrogant prick? Isn't Atlanta a comedown from New York? I suspect that his attitude alienates co-workers. Also, wasn't he closeted for a long time? Haven't people met him and found him aloof and unpleasant?

I have loved Thomas Roberts ever since his CNN days in the early 2000s. I think he is the most handsome man ever and he has the best demeanor for a news reader. I haven't really watched him on tv for a long time, but he is one of my all time favorites.

I miss him on MSNBC

He’s a bottom slut and is found all over grindr...

I clicked on this thread expecting to see his nude pics, which were everywhere a few years ago. Now where did those Thomas Roberts nudes go ...? They were quite nice.

[quote] Isn't Atlanta a comedown from New York?

As the article said, he went back to Atlanta because he loves the city. And maybe he's one of the many who don't consider working or living in New York City to be the the best thing ever.

Loved Thomas on MSNBC. He was replaced on MSNBC by David Gura, who's okay, but basically a nobody and no big deal. Bring back Thomas Roberts!! He was great.

Thomas Roberts Out at MSNBC to be Replaced by Bloomberg’s David Gura

Stephanie Ruhle is also from Bloomberg. I think she betrayed Thomas and had something to do with Gura joining MSNBC.

I remember this photo

Bring him to Philadelphia! I’ll pound his hot ass with my big, thick cock!

He went back to Atlanta because he got let go fro MSNBC r7. Let's not pretend otherwise.

He was fired and needed a job.

I’ll bet he goes back to New York. He’s spent his time in exile taking a few steps down to Atlanta. After all look at Sam Champion. He vacated ATL after a short time too.

[quote] As the article said, he went back to Atlanta because he loves the city. And maybe he's one of the many who don't consider working or living in New York City to be the the best thing ever.

Did you read the full article? It says that he was looking for another network job (which would have kept him in New York), but couldn't find one, so he considered local news.

[quote] In an interview set up through his publicist at a Starbucks in June, he said he sought jobs with national networks but nothing came through so he considered local news, which he hadn’t done in a long time.

Now that he's struck out at CNN and NBC/MSNBC and at a local station in Atlanta, where will he go next? Anchoring the morning news in Des Moines?

Atlanta? No, thanks. Too goddamn hot and humid.

R12 he only wants young white top bros, if anything on your profile is average he wants no part of you lol

I suspect that Roberts looks sensational in a jockstrap.

Is he the one that was fisted to death in a motel?

[quote]Thomas Roberts Out at MSNBC to be Replaced by Bloomberg’s David Gura

I tune in to Gura from time to time to see if he is doing an investigative report to see if he ever found a personality. He is completely devoid of one on air.

He was at our table at a benefit in NYC a couple of years ago. He was a complete bore and spent most of the time looking at his phone. Got up to make some short and simpleton speech and then left. Handsome in a Ken doll kind of way.

Sounds like he was shitcanned for being a bitchy gossip:

[quote]Then in December, some notes he wrote with Reed leaked to a website FTVLive where the two anchors gossiped about people on staff, including then chief meteorologist Paul Ossmann. Roberts said some of the comments were taken out of context and perceived as disparaging. In an interview in June, he said he felt terrible about the misunderstanding and apologized directly to Ossmann after the notes went public. That entire episode did not sit well with many in the newsroom and created awkwardness with some producers.

Sam Champion left Atlanta because he made enemies at The Weather Channel and they decided when his contract was up it was time for him to go. Reading between the lines I think he acted as though he was something special because he'd been on Good Morning America and wanted to be treated like a celebrity and the folks at TWC were having none of it. Clearly he didn't have another gig lined up when he left which means it wasn't entirely his decision.

Look at him now. He's just a fill in guy at ABC. Basically little more than a part time shop girl.

R23 Sam may fill-in on the network, but his main job is mornings on ABC's flagship, WABC-7 in New York..

"Now that he's struck out at CNN and NBC/MSNBC and at a local station in Atlanta, where will he go next? Anchoring the morning news in Des Moines?"

He also struck out at Entertainment Tonight.

R6, If you do a Google search for Thomas Roberts naked, they're there.

He’s not even sexy his husband is much hotter and a top!

He was never on any place important. Not a real newsman like Bill Hemmer

There’s plenty of other lucrative affordable markets he can go to.

[quote] Not a real newsman like Bill Hemmer

LOL LOL LOL, yeah, and look at the scumbag outfit that piece of shit ended up at.

54-year-old Bill "still looking for the right girl" Hemmer

Hemmer is just like all the other lowlifes who left real news outlets for FAUX News. They chose money over truth. I wouldn't spit in Bill Hemmer's direction if he was on fire.

R32. The expression is: “I wouldn’t piss on him if his coat was on fire.”

[quote]Now that he's struck out at CNN and NBC/MSNBC and at a local station in Atlanta, where will he go next?

Chaturbate.

Fuck you R24. I already know that. I watch him you fat smelly dirty butthole. He was happy to take a local gig rather than stay in shit hole Atlanta. so fuck you.

What bars does he hang out at in Atlanta?

She must be a lot of work that is not commensurate with either popularity, talent, skill, or work ethic.

Thomas has the maturity level of a 12-year-old. He signed on to work in one of the most toxic work environments in that town and expected to survive for years.

He aligned himself with Sharon Reed, one of the most divisive and conniving people to ever work in a news room, and then thought he’d survive after she left. If you want to hear horror stories about news divas and people who think they can treat people like crap just because they came to work, look up Reed. Screaming at people does not motivate them to do their best work.

Surprise, Thomas. When the nasty woman left, all of that pent up emotion and hate people had for her was directed at her partner in crime who was left behind: You.

If Thomas hadn’t wanted this outcome he should have called Sharon out on her behavior. Standing idly by while she acted that way didn’t help his case.

Is Dawn Davenport having a wobbly?

"Is he the one that was fisted to death in a motel?"

Yes. Yes he is.

So he is guilty of trying to work with an impossible coanchor? That makes him sound like more of a professional.

R41 He would be a professional if he hadn’t joined in with her and thought he could get away with treating people just like she did.

He has a reputation for a being a difficult diva. See this data lounge thread about him getting thrown out of an A-list gay wedding in NYC for being an obnoxious drunk.

If he keeps this up he'll end up having to resort to porn like that former TV weathermen Dallas Steele, Colin O'Neal, and Steve Marks.

Highly questionable anal hygiene

He looks like he's turned 100% Republican.

Why must you bitches be so nasty? Thomas Roberts is a good man; he overcame the obstacles of being gay when he began his career, years ago. He’s also a survivor of sexual abuse. I admire him.

Him and the husband are open?

Well we have to assume at least one of them gets opened regularly. Which one is the important question.

Perhaps they're versatile.

Oh wait....

I forgot this is the parallel universe of Datalounge where versatile guys don't exist.

I'll volunteer to check Thomas' anal region for wear and tear and then report back.

R51, With your tongue?

I'd bet he's like that news anchor in California who died in a cheesy motel. (Can't be bothered to look it up.)

r44 Collin O'Neal was a weatherman? I thought he was a high school teacher.

I would gladly eat out Thomas Roberts' hole from now until Christmas.

Yes, I was mistaken for saying Collin O'Neal was a former weatherman. Indeed, he was a teacher in Miami after his porn career who was fired, but then got his job backk.

He’s a BOTTOM not versatile at all. Has no one ever encountered him on grindr or scruff?

This pic is old, but god what an ass!

This pic is old, but god what an ass!

He reminds me of that other gay anchor who used to work at WABC and just kept going from job to job because he was such a hot mess. Can't recall his name.

Walter Cronkite, R60? That dirty whore.

The status trolls on here are awful. A gig like the one he took is good for a million bucks per year. And there’s probably a few good reasons he had for going to Atlanta over another metropolitan market, either personal or professional.

The article said he went back to Atlanta because he loves the city.

You are illiterate r63

[Quote]In an interview set up through his publicist at a Starbucks in June, he said he sought jobs with national networks but nothing came through so he considered local news, which he hadn’t done in a long time.

Bill Hemmer is a real newsman and fuckin' hot. The rest are just newsreaders

Bill Hemmer is still quite rimmable.

Apparently you're the one who can't read R64.

[quote] Roberts came to Atlanta after losing his job at MSNBC in part because he said he loved the city.

Get real. He went to Atlanta because he couldn't find another network job, and Atlanta happened to have an opening.

[quote]Bill Hemmer is a real newsman

He gave that up when he chose to go to FOX.

Wait, are you seriously illiterate or something r67? I'm starting to feel bad.

You must realize that even that sentence clearly says "in part".

R67 NOBODY goes to Atlanta because they “love” the city, especially people in the entertainment industry. It’s a last stop for cheap cable shows.

He just needs to attach that ass pic to his CV and he's good to go.

R71, Don't I know it.

He’ll always have a piece of me.

R74 that’s why he’s a bottom whore

R58. R59. Will we ever really know if that is Thomas' penis and ass? There's no way to be certain.

Thomas Roberts was, literally, picture perfect as a news anchor. I loved him on NBC and hoped he would get the full time weekend gig when Lester was bumped to number one. I don't care if he's an alcoholic or bitchy or reserved or anything else off camera. All we see of any of them is whatever they bring to the broadcast. The rest of it isn't affecting any of us.

R77 is spot on. Now we have to look at this beast on our weekend news.

Tom should go to FOX, where there's plenty of gays on-air: Guy Benson, Bill Hemmer, Shepard Smith, Tammy Whatshername, etc.

Atlanta is a major media market. It’s ranked 10th. So it’s not the market of last resort.

R60, Steve Bartelstein? Sam Champion? Tex Antoine?

Something must be wrong with him because he has an awful lot of trouble holding onto a job, despite his obvious and overwhelming advantages when it comes to television work.

R82, Yeah, but each time he moves there's a fresh batch of Grindr profiles for him to play with.

One word. BLAND.