Deborah Roberts (born September 20, 1960) is an American journalist and television news correspondent.
Biography
Early years
Roberts was in Perry, Georgia to Benjamin and Ruth Roberts; a business owner and housewife. She graduated from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in Athens with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (ABJ) in 1982.
Career
In 1982, Roberts began her career at WTVM-TV in Columbus, Georgia and then moved on to work at WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee. From 1987-90, she served as bureau chief/NASA field reporter/weekend news co-anchor at WFTV-TV in Orlando, Florida. In 1990, she joined NBC News as a general assignment reporter and later serving as a correspondent for Dateline NBC. Roberts moved to ABC News in 1995 as a correspondent for 20/20 and as a substitute anchor for World News Tonight Weekend and Good Morning America. In July and September 2006, she was also a guest host on The View.
Roberts is also the host of Lifetime Live on Lifetime Television.
Personal life
Roberts resides in Manhattan with her husband, NBC meteorologist Al Roker. She has two children with Roker, and one step child.
References
- "Alumni Profile" (December 2006). Georgia Magazine University of Georgia 86 (1): 49. Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
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