He presided over Channel 5's highly rated 10 p.m. newscast from 1979 through 2003.
Roland left the 10 p.m. post in 2003 to anchor new newscasts at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., then retired to Florida in June 2004.
Rosanna Scotto, who worked for years alongside Roland, said that “sitting next to John was always a learning lesson. He took pride in his writing and his down-to-earth communicating. It was never more evident than anchoring next to him during the 9/11 attacks.”
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