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Robin Roberts (Robin René Roberts) was born on 23 November, 1960 in Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S., is an American television broadcaster (born 1960). Discover Robin Roberts's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

Popular As Robin René Roberts
Occupation News anchor
Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 23 November, 1960
Birthday 23 November
Birthplace Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Robin Roberts Height, Weight & Measurements

At 63 years old, Robin Roberts height is 5′ 10″ .

Physical Status
Height 5′ 10″
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Who Is Robin Roberts's Husband?

Her husband is Amber Laign (m. 2023)

Family
Parents Lawrence E. Roberts (father)
Husband Amber Laign (m. 2023)
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Robin Roberts Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Robin Roberts worth at the age of 63 years old? Robin Roberts’s income source is mostly from being a successful News anchor. She is from United States. We have estimated Robin Roberts's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income News anchor

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1960

Robin Roberts (born November 23, 1960) is an American television broadcaster.

Roberts is the anchor of ABC's Good Morning America.

After growing up in Mississippi and attending Southeastern Louisiana University, Roberts was a sports anchor for local TV and radio stations.

1979

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.

1983

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.

Roberts began her career in 1983 as a sports anchor and reporter for WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

1984

In 1984, she moved to WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Mississippi.

1986

In 1986, she was sports anchor and reporter for WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tennessee.

1988

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.

1990

Roberts was a sportscaster on ESPN for 15 years (1990–2005) and the first woman to co-host NFL Primetime.

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!"

1995

Roberts began to work for ABC News, specifically as a featured reporter for Good Morning America in June 1995.

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.

2005

She became co-anchor on Good Morning America in 2005.

In 2005, Roberts was promoted to co-anchor of Good Morning America.

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.

2006

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.'" 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.

2007

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.

2009

In December 2009, Roberts was joined by George Stephanopoulos as co-anchor of GMA after Diane Sawyer left to anchor ABC World News.

On February 22, 2009, Roberts hosted the Academy Awards preshow for ABC, and did so again in 2011.

2010

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.

2011

On February 5, 2011, Southeastern hosted a ceremony to retire Roberts' jersey, number 21.

2012

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.

Roberts was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and grew up in Pass Christian, Mississippi, where she played basketball and tennis, among other sports.

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 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.

2014

In 2014 Roberts was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25.