On This Day In Black History Nov 23 - Robin Roberts (newscaster)

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. Roberts was a sportscaster on ESPN for 15 years (1990–2005) and the first woman to co-host NFL Primetime. She became co-anchor on Good Morning America in 2005. 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.

Early life
Roberts was born in Tuskegee, Alabama,[1][3] and grew up in Pass Christian, Mississippi, where she played basketball and tennis, among other sports. She attended Pass Christian High School and graduated as the class of 1979 salutatorian.[4] She is the daughter of Lucimarian (née Tolliver) and Colonel Lawrence E. Roberts

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