Deborah Roberts Biography

Fast Facts

• An investigative story on abuse within the Amish community earned her a Clarion Award
• Won the 1992 University of Georgia Distinguished Alumnus Award, an annual award that honors a recent graduate who has quickly excelled in his or her career
• Earned her degree from the University of Georgia in 1982
• In 1982, she started her career working at WTVM-TV in Columbus, Ga
• During the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, she reported from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
• Has reported on such stories as the HIV/AIDS crisis, the California wildfires, and an Ethiopian American woman's trip back to Africa to locate her mother
• The "Orlando Sentinel" cited her as a top local female anchor