▁youth , ▁his ▁first ▁marriage ▁ann ul led ▁after ▁two ▁weeks ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁ending ▁in ▁divor ce ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁Roberts ▁and ▁his ▁third ▁wife , ▁the ▁former ▁Norm a ▁F inkel stein , ▁were ▁married ▁for ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁for ▁a ▁fourth ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁Syd ell ▁Sal z berg . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Roberts ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Radio ▁Ann oun cers ▁and ▁Produ cers , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁prede cess ors ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Federation ▁of ▁Television ▁and ▁Radio ▁Art ists ▁( AF T RA ). ▁ ▁Roberts ▁died ▁in ▁Manh attan ' s ▁New Y ork – Pres by ter ian ▁Hospital ▁at ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 9 , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁due ▁to ▁p neum onia ▁following ▁a ▁stroke ▁he ▁had ▁suffered ▁five ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁fourth ▁wife , ▁Syd ell ; ▁his ▁son , ▁Tony ; ▁daughter , ▁Nancy ; ▁two ▁step children ; ▁one ▁grand d augh ter ; ▁and ▁four ▁step - grand children . ▁His ▁son ▁described ▁his ▁father ' s ▁voice ▁as ▁acc ent less ▁with ▁perfect ▁t ones , ▁sound ing ▁to ▁him ▁" as ▁though ▁it ▁came ▁from ▁God " ▁and ▁telling ▁him ▁" Don ' t ▁be ▁an