Robin Roberts

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Roberts at the Heart Truth in 2010

Robin René Roberts (born November 23, 1960)[1] is an American television news reporter. She reports on Good Morning America from the ABC News. She became the co-anchor in 2005. Roberts also worked for ESPN for 15 years. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.[2]

Roberts was born in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Personal life[change | change source]

In 2007, Roberts said she had breast cancer.[3]

On 2012, she said that she had a bone marrow disease called myelodysplastic syndrome.[4] She left Good Morning America for a while to get bone marrow transplants and returned on February 20, 2013.[5][6]

In December 2013, Roberts announced she was a lesbian.[7] She married massage therapist Amber Laign in September 2023.[8]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Robin Roberts Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. "GMA's Robin Roberts Shows Off Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Ring 9 Years After Her Induction". People. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  3. "ABC's Robin Roberts: 'I Have Breast Cancer'". ABC News. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  4. "Robin Roberts: I'm Going to Beat This". ABC News. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  5. "Robin Roberts exits 'GMA' for medical treatment". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  6. "Robin Roberts Returns to 'Good Morning America'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  7. "'GMA' anchor Robin Roberts publicly acknowledges she's a lesbian". CNN. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  8. "Robin Roberts Marries Longtime Partner Amber Laign — and Their Dog Announces the Big News!". People. Retrieved September 18, 2023.