Roxanne M. Roberts (born 1954 in

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) is a style writer for ''

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''. She was co-author of "The Reliable Source" column with

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, the paper's daily chronicle of Washington D.C.'s notables and society events. She is a regular panelist on the

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quiz show '' Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!''. In 2000, Roberts appeared on the "In" list in '' Washingtonian'' magazine. In 2009, Roberts received some media attention for her role in the gatecrashing incident at the first state dinner under the presidency of

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. She informed two White House staffers that the Salahis were not on the official guest list, and was apparently the only person who caught the mishap that night. However, her suspicions were not acted on, which furthered the image that the White House staff at the event had handled the situation incompetently.

Personal

Roberts' son is Carter Lockwood, who appeared as a contestant on

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starting on February 18, 2022. In 1996 she wrote a piece for the ''Post'' about her father, who committed suicide when he was 46 and she was 21.

References

External links

C-SPAN (website), ''Roxanne Roberts, C-SPAN appearances''
Living people American public radio personalities Writers from Minneapolis 1954 births The Washington Post journalists 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American women journalists 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American women journalists Journalists from Minnesota {{US-journalist-1950s-stub