Robin Roberts (newscaster)

Last updated

Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts (33613523178) (cropped) (Better Version).jpg
Roberts in 2019
Born (1960-11-23) November 23, 1960 (age 63)
Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Alma mater Southeastern Louisiana University
OccupationNews anchor
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Amber Laign
​
(m. 2023)​
Parent Lawrence E. Roberts (father)
Relatives Sally-Ann Roberts (sister)

Robin Roberts (born November 23, 1960) [1] is an American television broadcaster. Roberts is the anchor of ABC's Good Morning America . [2]

Contents

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) and the first woman to co-host NFL Primetime. 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.

Early life

Roberts was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, [1] [3] and 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. [4] She is the daughter of Lucimarian (née Tolliver) and Colonel Lawrence E. Roberts. [5]

In a 2006 presentation to the student body at Abilene Christian University, Roberts credited her parents as cultivating the "three 'D's: Discipline, Determination, and 'De Lord.'" [6] She is the youngest of four, following siblings Sally-Ann, Lawrence Jr. (nicknamed Butch), and Dorothy. Her father was a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen. [7]

Education

Roberts attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, graduating cum laude in 1983 with a degree in communication. [8] She followed in the footsteps of her older sister Sally-Ann Roberts, an anchor at the CBS affiliate WWL-TV in New Orleans. [9] [10]

Roberts noted on the January 14, 2007, edition of Costas on the Radio that she was offered a scholarship to play basketball at Louisiana State University, but thought the school was too big and impersonal after visiting the campus. On her way back to Pass Christian from that visit, she saw a road sign for Southeastern Louisiana University, stopped to visit and decided to enroll. The only scholarship left was a tennis scholarship, and she was promised that there would be a journalism scholarship by the time she would graduate. She went on to become a standout performer on the women's basketball team, ending her career as the school's third all-time leading scorer (1,446 points) and rebounder (1,034). Roberts is one of only three Lady Lions to score 1,000 career points and grab 1,000 career rebounds. During her senior season, she averaged a career-high 27.6 points per game. On February 5, 2011, Southeastern hosted a ceremony to retire Roberts' jersey, number 21. [11]

Broadcasting career

Roberts began her career in 1983 as a sports anchor and reporter for WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. [12] In 1984, she moved to WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Mississippi. In 1986, she was sports anchor and reporter for WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tennessee. [13] From 1988 to 1990 she was a sports anchor and reporter at WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. While in Atlanta, she was also a radio host for radio station V-103.

ESPN and ABC News

Roberts at The Heart Truth in 2010 Robin Roberts at Heart Truth 2010 cropped.jpg
Roberts at The Heart Truth in 2010

She joined ESPN as a sportscaster in February 1990, where she stayed until 2005. [14] 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.

During this period, Roberts was also the host for ABC's Wide World of Sports from 1996 to 1998.

Roberts worked at both ESPN and Good Morning America, contributing to both programs.[ when? ] 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.[ citation needed ]

In the fall of 2005, Roberts anchored a series of emotional reports from the Mississippi Gulf Coast after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina; her hometown of Pass Christian was especially hard hit, with her old high school reduced to rubble. On February 22, 2009, Roberts hosted the Academy Awards preshow for ABC, and did so again in 2011.

In 2010, Roberts guest-starred on Disney Channel's Hannah Montana , appearing in season 4, episode 10, "Can You See the Real Me?" On May 30, 2010, Roberts drove the Pace Car for the 2010 Indianapolis 500. [15]

Roberts was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Hall's class of 2012 for her contributions to and impact on the game of women's basketball through her broadcasting work and play. [16] In 2014 Roberts was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25. [17]

Roberts interviews President Barack Obama for Good Morning America in the Cabinet Room of the White House, May 9, 2012 Robin Roberts interviewing Barack Obama.jpg
Roberts interviews President Barack Obama for Good Morning America in the Cabinet Room of the White House, May 9, 2012

On May 19, 2018, Roberts co-anchored the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel in Windsor.

Roberts served as a guest host on Jeopardy! for five episodes airing July 19–23, 2021, following the death of Alex Trebek in November 2020. [18]

Roberts is the host of the Disney+ interview series Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts, which debuted in 2021. [19]

Other activities

She performed as an a cappella backup singer/former member of the Barden Bellas in Pitch Perfect 2 .[ when? ]

In 2014, she started her own production company, Rock'n Robin Productions. [20] [21] Roberts, whose father was a Tuskegee Airman, executive-produced and narrated the one-hour documentary Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage [22] which premiered on History on February 10, 2021. [23]

Awards and honors

Roberts on the red carpet at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 Robin Roberts.JPG
Roberts on the red carpet at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009

Personal life

Roberts is Presbyterian and a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation. [37]

Roberts began a romantic relationship with massage therapist Amber Laign in 2005. [38] [39] [40] 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. [41] [42] In 2015, she was named by Equality Forum as one of their 31 Icons of the 2015 LGBT History Month. [43] In September 2023, Roberts and Laign married. [44]

On October 10, 2018, Roberts was selected as a mentor for Disney's #DreamBigPrincess campaign. [45]

Health

In 2007, Roberts was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. [46] She underwent surgery on August 3, and by January 2008 had completed eight chemotherapy treatments. [47]

In 2012, she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a disease of the bone marrow. [48] 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. [49] She took a leave from GMA to get a bone marrow transplant, [50] [51] and went home in October 2012. [52] She returned to GMA on February 20, 2013. [53] Roberts received a 2012 Peabody Award for how she engaged the public about her disease.

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." [54] 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. [55] [56] [57] [58]

Books

Audiobooks

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Summitt</span> American basketball player and coach (1952–2016)

Patricia Susan Summitt was an American women's college basketball head coach who accrued 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history at the time of her retirement. She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team from 1974 to 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hannah Storm</span> American sportscaster (born 1962)

Hannah Lynn Storen Hicks, known professionally as Hannah Storm, is an American television sports journalist, serving as the anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter. She was also host of the NBA Countdown pregame show on ABC as part of the network's National Basketball Association (NBA) Sunday game coverage.

<i>Good Morning America</i> American morning news television show

Good Morning America is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. The Sunday edition was canceled in 1999; weekend editions returned on both Saturdays and Sundays on September 4, 2004. The weekday and Saturday programs airs from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in all United States timezones. The Sunday editions are an hour long and are transmitted to ABC's stations live at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time, although stations in some media markets air them at different times. Viewers in the Pacific Time Zone receive an updated feed with a specialized opening and updated live reports. A third hour of the weekday broadcast aired from 2007 to 2008, exclusively on ABC News Now.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diane Sawyer</span> American television broadcast journalist (born 1945)

Lila Diane Sawyer is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime newsmagazine while at ABC News. During her tenure at CBS News, she hosted CBS Morning and was the first woman correspondent on 60 Minutes. Prior to her journalism career, she was a member of U.S. President Richard Nixon's White House staff and assisted in his post-presidency memoirs. Presently she works for ABC News producing documentaries and interview specials.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bonnie Bernstein</span> American sports journalist and executive

Bonnie Lynn Bernstein is an American sports journalist and media executive. She has been named one of the most accomplished female sportscasters in history by the American Sportscasters Association, spending nearly 20 years as a reporter and studio host at ESPN, ABC and CBS Sports, covering the NFL, NBA, MLB and college football and basketball. Bernstein is currently the founder and CEO of Walk Swiftly Productions, a multimedia production company specializing in non-scripted sports and entertainment content.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kim Mulkey</span> Basketball player and coach (born 1962)

Kimberly Duane Mulkey is an American college basketball coach and former player. Since 2021, she has been the head coach for Louisiana State University's women's basketball team. A Pan-American gold medalist in 1983 and Olympic gold medalist in 1984, she is the first coach in NCAA basketball history to win national championships as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. Since the inception of the NCAA women's tournament in 1982, Mulkey has participated as a player or coach every year except 1985 and 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joan Lunden</span> American television journalist

Joan Lunden is an American journalist, an author, and a television host. Lunden was the co-host of ABC's Good Morning America from 1980 to 1997, and has authored over ten books. She has appeared on the Biography program and Biography Channel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amy Robach</span> American television news reporter (born 1973)

Amy Joanne Robach is an American television reporter formerly for ABC News. She is known as co-anchor of 20/20 and as the breaking news anchor/fill-in anchor for Good Morning America. Robach first entered national television by working for NBC News from August 2003 to May 2012. She served as a national correspondent for NBC News from 2003 to 2007 and became co-host of the Saturday edition of NBC's Today as well as anchor on MSNBC from 2007 to 2012.

Lesley Candace Visser is an American sportscaster, television and radio personality, and sportswriter. Visser is the first female NFL analyst on TV, and the only sportscaster in history who has worked on Final Four, NBA Finals, World Series, Triple Crown, Monday Night Football, the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Figure Skating Championships and the U.S. Open network broadcasts. Visser, who was voted the No. 1 Female Sportscaster of all time in a poll taken by the American Sportscasters Association, was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's Hall of Fame in 2015 and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michele Tafoya</span> American sportscaster

Michele Tafoya is a freelance reporter and retired sports broadcaster and advisor. She hosts the podcast Sideline Sanity. From 2011 to 2022, she was a reporter for NBC Sports, primarily as a sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football. She currently works as a conservative political advisor and makes television appearances on talk shows discussing the state of American politics and culture.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dana Jacobson</span> American journalist

Dana Jacobson is a host and correspondent for CBS News currently serving as a co host for CBS Saturday Morning. She is also an anchor & reporter for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. She joined CBS News in 2015, 2 years after she began working for CBS Sports Network. Prior to that Jacobson spent a decade at ESPN, from 2002 until 2012. In March 2005, she was named co-host of Cold Pizza and transitioned with the show as it became First Take. On December 30, 2011, she left First Take and returned to anchoring SportsCenter. On March 27, 2012, USA Today announced that Jacobson would leave ESPN when her contract expires at the end of April. Monday, April 30, 2012, was her final day at ESPN when she anchored the 6–8 p.m. ET SportsCenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doris Burke</span> American sports commentator

Doris Burke is an American sports announcer and analyst for NBA on ESPN, NBA on ABC, College Basketball on ESPN, and College Basketball on ABC games. She formerly worked as an analyst for WNBA games on MSG and has worked on New York Knicks games. Burke was the first female commentator to call a New York Knicks game on radio and television.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KFRU</span> Radio station in Columbia, Missouri

KFRU is a radio station located in Columbia, Missouri. Its programming format consists primarily of news, talk and sports. The station is licensed to Cumulus Media. The station is also audible on translator K255DJ 98.9 FM in Columbia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sage Steele</span> American sports announcer (b. 1972)

Sage Marie Steele is an American television anchor who is the former co-host of the 12 noon (ET) SportsCenter on ESPN. She also hosted SportsCenter on the Road from various sporting events such as the Super Bowl and The Masters, and NBA Countdown on ESPN and ABC for four seasons, ending in 2017. For five years prior to the NBA assignment, Steele was a full-time host of SportsCenter, ESPN's flagship show, and had previously contributed to ESPN First Take, Mike & Mike in the Morning, and SportsNation. Steele hosted SportsCenter's daytime coverage of the NBA Finals in 2012 and 2013, and covered every NBA Finals from 2012 to 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sally-Ann Roberts</span> American broadcaster

Sally-Ann Roberts is an American broadcaster. She worked for 40 years in news television before retiring in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juju Chang</span> American television journalist

Hyunju "Juju" Chang is an American television journalist for ABC News, and is currently an anchor of Nightline. She has previously worked as a special correspondent and fill-in anchor for Nightline, and was also the news anchor for ABC News' morning news program Good Morning America from 2009 to 2011.

Good Morning America Weekend is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It is the Saturday and Sunday edition of Good Morning America, with the regular Monday through Friday edition currently being hosted by Robin Roberts, George Stephanopolous, Michael Strahan and ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee.

Robert Mark Marciano is an American journalist and meteorologist who is currently employed by ABC News. Marciano provides forecasts for the weekend editions of Good Morning America, a position Ginger Zee vacated when she was chosen to succeed Sam Champion on the daily editions of GMA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sara Haines</span> American television host and journalist

Sara Hilary Haines is an American television host and journalist. She is known as one of the co-hosts of the ABC daytime talk shows The View and Strahan, Sara and Keke and the host of The Chase. She has also worked as a correspondent on Today, ABC News, and Good Morning America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paula Faris</span> American television correspondent

Paula Faris is an American journalist and television correspondent, formerly of ABC News. She is known for her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 and as co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this, Faris co-anchored World News Now and America This Morning.

References

  1. 1 2 Brady, James (August 2, 1998). "In Step With: Robin Roberts". The Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Parade Magazine. p. 12. Born Nov. 23, 1960 in Tuskegee, Ala.
  2. ↑ Finn, Robin (August 5, 2011). "Sunday Routine/Robin Roberts: 'Law & Order', and Riverside Walks". The New York Times .
  3. ↑ "She Made It". She Made It. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Robin Roberts Goes Back Home", ABC News, September 21, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Good Morning America's Roberts Flies in Honor of Her Tuskegee Airman Father". Tuskegee University. November 18, 2003. Archived from the original on September 4, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  6. ↑ Kilmer, Wendy (April 15, 2006). "Robin Roberts enamors ACU crowd". ACU News and Events. Abilene, Texas: Abilene Christian University. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Good Morning America's Roberts Flies in Honor of Her Tuskegee Airman Father". Tuskegee University. November 18, 2003. Archived from the original on September 4, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Robin Roberts takes you back to school". Good Morning America. September 12, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Sally-Ann Roberts profile". New Orleans, LA: WWL-TV. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ Abernathy, Karen (July 24, 2012). "Sally-Ann on Robin Roberts: 'It's going to work out'". New Orleans, LA: WLOX-TV. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  11. ↑ Abadie, Rene (January 20, 2011). "Southeastern to honor ABC-TV's Robin Roberts with jersey retirement". Southeastern Louisiana University News Release. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  12. ↑ Austin College
  13. ↑ "WCHS ABC affiliate". Archived from the original on May 15, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2005.
  14. ↑ "ABC Sports - Roberts, Robin". www.espn.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  15. ↑ Kelly, Paul (March 25, 2010). "'Good Morning America' Anchor Robin Roberts To Pace 2010 Indy 500". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: Class of 2012 announced during the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game" (PDF) (Profile). Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  17. ↑ Robin Roberts named one of ESPNW's Impact 25, ESPN. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ Jensen, Erin. "Robin Roberts on why her 'Jeopardy!' hosting nerves 'felt good,' wisdom from Alex Trebek". USAToday.com. USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  19. ↑ Sofia Behzadi (August 4, 2022). "'Turning The Tables With Robin Roberts' Renewed For Season 2 At Disney+ – Deadline". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Robin Roberts Launches Rock'n Robin Productions". ABC News. September 4, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  21. ↑ "About". Rock'n Robin Productions. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage". HISTORY. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  23. ↑ MaGee, Ny (January 28, 2021). "HISTORY Channel Announces New 'Tuskegee Airmen' Documentary from Robin Roberts". eurweb. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Mel Greenberg Media Award". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Robin Roberts Presented With Award By Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative". Look to the Stars. September 13, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  26. ↑ "WNBA To Honor Former Lady Lion Robin Roberts With 2008 Inspiration Award". www.southland.org. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Robin Roberts". Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  28. ↑ Arizona State University. "Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication" . Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame".
  30. ↑ "Robin Roberts Named Honorary Harlem Globetrotter; Team Announces The Great Assist Initiative and 90-Year Celebration". Harlem Globetrotters. July 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  31. ↑ "RTDNF announces 2018 First Amendment Award honorees". rtdna.org. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  32. ↑ Broadcasters, National Association of. "NAB Awards | Past Award Recipients". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  33. ↑ "Robin Roberts Receives Sager Strong Award at NBA Awards: 'I Am Honored and I Am Grateful'". Peoplemag. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  34. ↑ Ennis, Dawn (March 4, 2019). "Lesbian icons honored with jerseys worn by USWNT". Outsports. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  35. ↑ "GMA's Robin Roberts shares emotional work news after breaking down in tears". HELLO!. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  36. ↑ "The 2023 Out100: Robin Roberts". www.out.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  37. ↑ Harris, Dan. "#113: Jeff Warren, After the '10% Happier' Road Trip". Stitcher. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  38. ↑ Oldenburg, Ann (April 29, 2014). "Robin Roberts shares sweet shot of girlfriend". USA Today. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  39. ↑ Hayden, Erik (December 29, 2013). "Robin Roberts Publicly Mentions Relationship With Longtime Girlfriend". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  40. ↑ Clark, Cindy (December 29, 2013). "Robin Roberts reveals same-sex relationship". USA Today. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  41. ↑ Duke, Alan (December 30, 2013). "'GMA' anchor Robin Roberts publicly acknowledges she's a lesbian". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  42. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (December 29, 2013). "GMA's Robin Roberts Acknowledges Same-Sex Relationship In New Disclosure". Variety. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  43. ↑ Malcolm Lazin (August 20, 2015). "Op-ed: Here Are the 31 Icons of 2015's Gay History Month". Advocate.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  44. ↑ "Robin Roberts Marries Longtime Partner Amber Laign — and Their Dog Announces the Big News!". Peoplemag. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  45. ↑ Roberts, Madison (October 10, 2018). "Robin Roberts Selected as Mentor for Disney's Dream Big Princess Campaign: 'It's Humbling'". People. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  46. ↑ Good Morning America July 31, 2007
  47. ↑ "TV Anchor Robin Roberts Has Rare Bone Marrow Disorder". MedicineNet. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  48. ↑ "Robin Roberts: I'm Going to Beat This – Yahoo". Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  49. ↑ "Robin Roberts causes 1,800% spike in donors!". HLNtv.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  50. ↑ "Robin Roberts Schedules Bone Marrow Transplant – Friday Is My Last Day at 'GMA'". TMZ. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  51. ↑ "Robin Roberts Moves Last Day on "GMA" Before Medical Leave to Thursday". ABC News/Yahoo! News. August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  52. ↑ Oldenburg, Ann (October 11, 2012). "Robin Roberts goes home from the hospital". USA Today. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  53. ↑ David Hinckley (February 7, 2013). "Robin Roberts heading back to GMA on Feb. 20". Daily News. New York.
  54. ↑ 72nd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2013.
  55. ↑ "ESPN gives Robin Roberts an ESPY award for courage". ABC2News.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  56. ↑ Roberts, Robin (June 24, 2019). "I'm ready for the NBA Awards tonight #SagerStrong @ Marina del Rey, California". @RobinRoberts. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  57. ↑ Scott, Nate (July 17, 2013). "Robin Roberts wins Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs". USA Today . Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  58. ↑ Pasquini, Maria. "Robin Roberts to Receive NBA Awards' Sager Strong Honor: 'It Means So Much'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
Media offices
Preceded by ABC's Wide World of Sports host
1996–1998		Program canceled
Preceded by Good Morning America co-anchor
2005–present
With: Charles Gibson (until 2006), Diane Sawyer (until 2009),
George Stephanopoulos (since 2009),
Lara Spencer (since 2014),
Michael Strahan (since 2016) 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Preceded by Guest host of Jeopardy!
July 19–23, 2021		Succeeded by
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.