Robin Roberts

Birth Name:

Robin René Roberts

Birth Place:

Tuskegee, Alabama, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Writer

In 2012, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, recognizing her contributions and impact on women's basketball
As the feature reporter "Good Morning America," she won a Daytime Emmy for excellence in morning programming, as well as a nomination for a People's Choice Award
Basketball star LeBron James presented her with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in 2013
Graduated cum laude with a degree in communications from Southeastern Louisiana University
Left "Good Morning America" in August of 2012 to undergo a bone marrow transplant and returned to the show in February of 2013
After her sister became a local news anchor, she followed in her footsteps and accepted a journalism scholarship
Began her career as a sports anchor and reporter for several news stations in Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi before joining ESPN as a sportscaster in 1990
As a child, she found success in both academics and athletics
Quote: "The combination of landing the biggest interview of my career and having a drill in my back reminds me that God only gives us what we can handle and that it helps to have a good sense of humor when we run smack into the absurdity of life․"
Quote: "I want to give people hope․ I want to let them know there is another day․ I can be fearful or fearless․ I choose to be fearless․"

2007Daytime Emmy - Excellence in Morning Programming:Winner
2007Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
2010Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
2013People's Choice Award - Favorite Daytime TV Host:Nominated
2019Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Morning Program:Nominated
2019Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Television Movie:Nominated
2022Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host:Nominated
2022Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Informative Talk Show:Winner
2024Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Daytime Talk Series:Nominated

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