Robin Roberts

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robin Roberts
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1960(1960-11-23)
Age	64
Birthplace	Pass Christian
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Robin Roberts Biography

Robin Roberts is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on November 23, 1960 in Pass Christian, United States. Robin René Roberts (born November 23, 1960) is an American television broadcaster. Roberts is the anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America.

She joined ESPN as a sportscaster in February 1990, where she stayed until

2005. On SportsCenter, she used the catchphrase, “Go on with your bad self!” Roberts began to work for ABC News, specifically as a featured reporter for Good Morning America in June 1995. In 2001, Roberts received the Mel Greenberg Media Award, presented by the WBCA.

Roberts began a romantic relationship with massage therapist Amber Laign in

2005. Though friends and co-workers had known about her same-sex relationships, Roberts publicly acknowledged her sexual orientation for the first time in late December 2013. In 2015, she was named by Equality Forum as one of their 31 Icons of the 2015 LGBT History Month.

Roberts worked at both ESPN and Good Morning America, contributing to both programs. During that time, she served primarily as the news anchor at GMA. In 2005, Roberts was promoted to co-anchor of Good Morning America. In December 2009, Roberts was joined by George Stephanopoulos as co-anchor of GMA after Diane Sawyer left to anchor ABC World News. Under their partnership, the Roberts-Stephanopoulos team led Good Morning America back to the top of the ratings; the program became the number-one morning show again in April 2012, beating NBC’s Today, which had held the top spot for the previous 16 years.

Roberts attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, graduating cum laude in 1983 with a degree in communication. She followed in the footsteps of her older sister Sally-Ann Roberts, an anchor at the CBS affiliate WWL-TV in New Orleans.

Robin Roberts Net Worth

Robin Roberts is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robin Roberts 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Though born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Roberts grew up in Pass Christian, Mississippi, where she played basketball and tennis, among other sports. She attended Pass Christian High School and graduated as the class of 1979 salutatorian. She is the daughter of Lucimarian (née Tolliver) and Colonel Lawrence E. Roberts.

Roberts began her career in 1983 as a sports anchor and reporter for WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 1984, she moved to WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Mississippi. In 1986, she was sports anchor and reporter for WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tennessee. She was also a sports anchor and reporter at WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1988 to 1990. She was also a radio host for radio station V-103 while in Atlanta.

After growing up in Mississippi and attending Southeastern Louisiana University, Roberts was a sports anchor for local TV and radio stations. Roberts was a sportscaster on ESPN for 15 years (1990–2005). She became co- anchor on Good Morning America in 2005. Roberts was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. Her treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome was chronicled on the program, which earned a 2012 Peabody Award for the coverage.

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Who is Robin Roberts Dating?

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Roberts is also known for infamous interviews with Chris Brown and Nate Parker. In March, 2011, while promoting his album F.A.M.E., Chris Brown was interviewed by Roberts. Throughout the interview Roberts frequently asked Brown about his relationship with singer Rihanna. When Brown tried speaking about his album, Roberts continued to press him about their relationship even though the subject obviously wanted no part of the conversation. In November, 2016, Nate Parker was interviewed by Roberts to promote his film “Birth Of a Nation”. Roberts asked questions about his 1999 rape case even though Parker had been acquitted of the charge. Roberts went to far as to ask if he wanted to apologize for a crime that he did not commit.

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Robin Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robin Roberts celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

In 2012, she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a disease of the bone marrow. Be the Match Registry, a nonprofit organization run by the National Marrow Donor Program, experienced an 1,800 percent spike in donors the day Roberts went public with her illness. She took a leave from GMA to get a bone marrow transplant, and went home in October 2012. She returned to GMA on February 20, 2013. Roberts received a 2012 Peabody Award for the program. The Peabody citation credits her for “allowing her network to document and build a public service campaign around her battle with rare disease” and “inspir[ing] hundreds of potential bone marrow donors to register and heighten[ing] awareness of the need for even more donors.” ESPN awarded its Arthur Ashe Courage Award to Roberts at the 2013 ESPYs, and the National Basketball Association awarded her the Sager Strong Award at its award ceremony on June 20, 2019.

What disease does Robin Roberts have?

Roberts has been open about her health in the past. Five years after her breast cancer diagnosis, she was diagnosed with a rare blood and bone marrow disease called myelodysplastic syndrome and needed a bone marrow transplant.

Who is Robin Roberts husband?

Robin Roberts
Alma mater| Southeastern Louisiana University
Occupation| News anchor
Years active| 1983–present
Partner(s)| Amber Laign (2005–present)

Why is Robin Roberts wearing a wig?

Roberts was extremely open with the public when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Roberts’ hair began to fall out due to her chemotherapy, and she continued to wear wigs to work to look like her old self. She did this until she decided that for her, leaving the wig behind was the best choice.

How much is Robin Roberts salary?

How much is Robin Roberts salary? Robin Roberts annual salary is $20 Million USD.

Is Robin Roberts Leaving GMA?

Robin Roberts to take time off from ‘Good Morning America’ as partner battles cancer. Robin Roberts says she will take time off occasionally from ABC’s “Good Morning America” as she helps her partner of nearly 17 years, Amber Laign, through cancer treatment.