Spoiler : Born in Chicago (a 1956 photo shows Roberts to be in his middle 40's). Roberts began his career as a stage manager, switching to radio in 1944 when he became an NBC producer-director. Roberts joined Benton & Bowles in 1949, supervising the production of The Railroad Hour; Perry Mason; Wendy Warren And The News; Rosemary. Associate producer of The Woolworth Hour on CBS-Radio (1955-1957). Director for Indictment on CBS-Radio (1956-1959). Producer of The CBS Radio Workshop on the East Coast (1956-1957).