▁State ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Roberts ▁started ▁a ▁radio ▁broadcast ▁from ▁Garden ▁State ▁Park ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁other ▁rac etra cks , ▁Mon mouth ▁Park ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁Race ▁Cour se . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁his ▁racing ▁show ▁was ▁broadcast ▁across ▁a ▁three - state ▁radio ▁network ▁of ▁ 7 ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁stations ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁CBS ▁h ired ▁Roberts ▁to ▁broadcast ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁War riors ▁basketball ▁games . ▁When ▁the ▁War riors ▁re located ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁new ▁NBA ▁team , ▁the ▁ 7 6 ers . ▁He ▁also ▁announced ▁the ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Big ▁ 5 ▁colleg es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁announ cing ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁football ▁games ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁th ru ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁N BC ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁nation wide ▁series ▁of ▁TV ▁tele cast s ▁from ▁Mon mouth ▁Park ▁R ac et rack . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁began ▁hosting ▁the ▁Race ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁from ▁H iale ah ▁Park ▁Race ▁Track ▁in ▁Florida , ▁the ▁first ▁live ▁week ly ▁horse ▁racing ▁program ▁to ▁be ▁tele vised ▁in ▁color . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁for ▁ 2