Deborah Roberts

Deborah Roberts
Roberts in May 2009.
Born	September 20, 1960 (1960-09-20) (age 51) Perry, Georgia, U.S.
Education	Bachelor of Journalism, Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication (University of Georgia)
Occupation	Journalist
Family	Benjamin and Ruth Roberts (parents)
Spouse(s)	Al Roker (since 1995)
Children	Courtney Roker (1987), stepdaughter -Leila Roker (November 17, 1998) -Nicholas Roker (July 18, 2002)
Years active	1982–present
Notable credit(s)	20/20 correspondent Dateline NBC correspondent Lifetime Live host
[Deborah Roberts ABC News profile Official website]

Deborah Roberts (born September 20, 1960) is an American television journalist for the ABC News division of the ABC broadcast television network.

Early life and education

Roberts was born in Perry, Georgia, to Benjamin Roberts, a business owner, and Ruth Roberts, a housewife. She graduated from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, with a Bachelor of Journalism in 1982.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 1982, Roberts began her career at WTVM, a local television station in Columbus, Georgia, and then she moved on to work at WBIR, a local television station in Knoxville, Tennessee.

During 1987–1990, she served as bureau chief/NASA field reporter/weekend news co-anchor at WFTV, a local television station in Orlando, Florida. In 1990, she joined NBC News as a general-assignment reporter and later served as a correspondent for Dateline NBC, an NBC News newsmagazine program.^{[citation needed]}

Roberts moved to ABC News in 1995 as a correspondent for 20/20, a newsmagazine program, and as a substitute anchor for World News Tonight Weekend,^{[clarification needed]} the weekend evening news program, and Good Morning America, the morning news program. In July and September 2006, she was also a guest host on The View, a talk show produced by ABC Daytime, a division of ABC.

Roberts hosts Lifetime Live on Lifetime Television, a cable and satellite television channel.

Personal life

Roberts resides in Manhattan with her husband, Al Roker; they have a daughter and a son. Roberts has a stepdaughter from her husband's prior marriage.

See also

• ABC News

References

• Simmons, Kelly (December 2006, volume 86, issue 1). "Alumni Profile: 20/20 Vision — ABC Correspondent Deborah Roberts (ABJ ’82) Is at the Top of Her Game in Network News". Georgia Magazine (University of Georgia). Accessed December 20, 2009.

External links

• Deborah Roberts at the Internet Movie Database
• Staff writer (April 25, 2007). "Deborah Roberts — ABC News Correspondent". ABC News. Accessed December 20, 2009.

Persondata
Name	Roberts, Deborah
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Short description	American television journalist
Date of birth	September 20, 1960
Place of birth	Perry, Georgia, U.S.
Date of death
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