Lloyd Robertson, who helmed CTV National News as its chief anchor for 27 years, has died at the age of 92. His family confirmed his passing on Tuesday, according to CTV News. Robertson was a fixture on Canadian television, chronicling pivotal moments of the late 20th and early 21st centuries for generations of viewers.

Robertson joined CTV in 1976 and assumed the role of chief anchor and senior editor of CTV National News in 1984. He guided the network's flagship evening broadcast until his retirement in 2011, a tenure marked by his signature sign-off, "That's the kind of day it's been."

His career in broadcasting spanned more than six decades, beginning at a local radio station in his native Stratford, Ontario, in 1952. He moved to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) in 1954, anchoring its national newscast from 1970 until his departure for CTV in 1976. Robertson later cited union rules at the CBC, which restricted anchors from writing scripts, selecting stories, or reporting from the field, as his reason for moving to the rival network.

Among the most challenging assignments of his career, Robertson recalled covering the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and their subsequent aftermath. Prime Minister Mark Carney described Robertson as a figure who helped Canadians "make sense of the world," a "familiar face in our living rooms," and a "reassuring voice in moments of uncertainty."

Robertson's influence and credibility were widely recognized. Readers of TV Guide Canada voted him the nation's most trusted television journalist for 11 consecutive years. He once stated, "I deal in the news every day. I ask questions. I do reports. I analyze. I edit."

His contributions to journalism and public service were honored with an appointment to the Order of Canada and induction into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2007, he became the first journalist inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame. After his retirement from anchoring in 2011, Robertson continued with CTV as a special correspondent and later received lifetime achievement awards from both the Radio Television Digital News Association and the Canadian Journalism Foundation.

Robertson is survived by his wife, Nancy, whom he married in 1956, and their four daughters.