James C. Roberts

James Cleveland Roberts is the President of the American Studies Center, a non-profit foundation founded in 1978 and currently headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

In 1985, Roberts founded Radio America, a news/talk network that now has more than 400 affiliates nationwide and more than 5 million listeners.

In 1995, Roberts founded the American Veterans Center, an organization “honoring the sacrifice and guarding the legacy of America’s veterans.” The AVC supports a wide range of programs including organizing the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC, a national conference, several educational efforts and an oral history program and a quarterly publication, “American Valor Quarterly.”

Roberts was born on August 9, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of William H.T. Roberts and Marjorie Cox Roberts. In 1948, the family moved to Summitville, Ohio. Roberts graduated from Mt. Hermon School for Boys in 1964 and then attended Miami University, graduating in 1968.

Roberts and his wife, Patricia (O’Connor) Roberts currently have four children and two grandchildren. They reside in Great Falls, Virginia.

While at Miami, Roberts was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and the Naval ROTC program. He founded a campus magazine “On the Right,” was a columnist for the student newspaper and vice president of the college Young Republicans program. He was also the recipient of the LBJ Congressional Internship in 1967.

Following his graduation from Miami, Roberts served as anti-submarine warfare and nuclear weapons officer on the destroyer USS Henderson, home ported in Long Beach, California. The ship made two extended deployments to the Western Pacific in 1969-1970 and 1971-72.

During his three years in the Navy, Roberts received several awards including the Navy Achievement Medal and letters of commendations from the commanding officer, USS Henderson and the commanders of Destroyer Squadron 19 and the United States Seventh Fleet.

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