Throughout this time and to the present, I have enjoyed the most amazing support and love from all the Howard staff regardless of their areas of responsibility, section, division or service. I have done stints at universities in Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guyana, but Howard has always been home. Howard University has been my political commitment for almost my entire teaching career. Upon his retirement in 2013, Professor Roberts wrote: He was 80 years old.ĭuring 40-plus years of teaching, Professor Roberts inspired generations of Howard University students with his energetic willingness to share his professional knowledge and wisdom. He was highly regarded by his HU colleagues, as well as by his global radio listeners who knew him as “Uncle Ted.” Professor Roberts, former chair of the Howard University School of Communications’ Department of Radio, Television, and Film Fulbright Scholar author and award-winning international radio producer, announcer, and manager (Voice of America, Sierra Leone, and Liberian Broadcasting), passed away on March 5, 2021. It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of retired Associate Professor Ted Folarin Roberts.
