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NSC remembers Sport Journalist Calvin Roberts
The death of Calvin Robert, because of kidney failure, has indeed sent shock waves across journalistic and sports communities.
The 43-year-old father grew up in the West Ruimveldt Neighbourhood.
Calvin excelled at youth cricket as a left handed batsman and a right arm medium pacer.
His ability saw him playing Second Division Cricket for South G/Town and Under 16 cricket for Malteenoes Sports Club. He also served as captain of the Guyana Media Team where he led by example with both bat and ball. One of his memorable moments in cricket is when Calvin shattered the stumps of former Guyana wicketkeeper/batsman, Sheik Mohammed at Enmore in a T/20 Goodwill Tournament with figures of four wickets for eighteen runs against Tiger Sports Club.
As a journalist, his written works had realized many ground breaking insightful and analytical articles, particularly in the area of sports.
His investigative approach and reflective writing have captured in many ways, a sense of thoroughness concerning the activities being covered.
Calvin’s willingness to be ever present at sports events to have a first hand view of activities as they occurred, and coupled with a writing style which highly positioned the events or participants continuously, demanded the attention of readers.
Some of the hundreds of stories done by him have thoroughly impacted in a dynamic way on sports in Guyana and the Caribbean.
His completion of over seven hundred stories during 2012 saw him convincingly capturing the Sports Journalist – Print Award at the National Sports Awards Ceremony 2012.
At the time of his death, Calvin held the position of Senior Sports Reporter at the Guyana Chronicle.
His loss has saddened all and sundry.
The National Sports Commission wishes to extend heartfelt condolences to his wife and children, extended family, all his cricket colleagues and captured readers.
May his soul have eternal rest.
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