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