Robin Roberts Biography

Fast Facts

• 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․"