John Roland: Cause of death, net worth, age, relationship, career and more

John Roland, a renowned television journalist and a longtime news anchor in New York City, passed away on Sunday at the age of 81, according to Fox 5.

After starting out with the station in 1969 as a daily political reporter and weekend anchor, Roland anchored the 10 p.m. program on New York’s Channel 5 for approximately three decades.

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Here’s all you need to know about John Roland:

John Roland cause of death:

John Roland died as a result of stroke complications. Although no further details have been released, John’s local station, FOX 5 WNYW, initially announced his death on the Sunday night broadcast, according to Distractify.

John Roland net worth:

John Roland has an estimated net worth of  $6 million.

John Roland age:

John Roland was born on November 25, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was 81 at the time of death.

John Roland relationship:

Roland had four marriages but no children. Not much is known about his wives.

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John Roland career:

Roland was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended California State University, Long Beach, where he graduated in 1964. He began his broadcasting career in the 1960s.

In 1966, he had his first major assignment for NBC News in Los Angeles. From there, he was employed as a reporter by then-MetroMedia-owned KTTV, where he covered the assassination of Robert F.

Kennedy and the Charles Manson trial, before moving to sister station WNEW-TV (now Fox-owned WNYW) in New York City in December 1969. He spent the rest of his broadcasting career on Channel 5.

He worked as a political reporter and weekend anchor for The 10 O’Clock News during his early years at WNEW/WNYW. He also produced a cooking segment that was frequently featured on the broadcast. When Bill Jorgensen, who had presented the broadcast since it began in 1967, departed to work for the rival station WPIX, he took over as the primary anchor for the nighttime edition.

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After an on-air fight with Joyce Brown, a mentally ill homeless woman who the Koch Administration wanted to commit to a mental hospital for treatment, Roland was suspended by WNYW-TV (Fox) in January 1988. Brown’s imprisonment was successfully contested in court by the American Civil Liberties Union of New York City on her behalf. After Roland shared his own personal encounters with Brown on the street, the conversation quickly turned into a heated argument.

Numerous people called the station to voice their disapproval of Roland’s handling of Brown after the interview. The station suspended Roland the following day, citing the fact that his feelings had taken precedence over his objectivity. Brown received a personal apology from Roland, and the station aired a recorded version of that apology. Roland was briefly suspended and then allowed to resume flying.