Robin Roberts ABC Salary, Bio, Age, Amber Laign, Masterclass, Net worth
Who is Robin Roberts?
Robin Roberts is an American newscaster working as an anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America. She was the first woman of color and the very first openly LGBTQ+ woman to host the American television game show Jeopardy!. She has previously worked as a sportscaster at ESPN for 15 years from 1990 – to 2005.
In 2005, she joined Good Morning America as a co-anchor. Roberts was honored in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. Her treatment for the myelodysplastic syndrome was documented on the show, which won a Peabody Award in 2012.
Robin Roberts Age, Birthday
Roberts is 63 years old as of 2023. She was born on November 23, 1960, in Tuskegee, Alabama, in the United States. She celebrates her birthday on August 29th every year.
Robin Roberts Height and Weight
Roberts stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches, about 1.78 meters tall. She has a total weight of 60 kg.
Robin Roberts Education
Roberts graduated cum laude in 1983 with a degree in communication from Southeastern Louisiana University.
Robin Roberts Parents
Roberts is the daughter of Colonel Lawrence E. Roberts her father and Lucimatian, her mother. Her father was a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen and a colonel in the United States Air Force with 32 years of military service. Roberts attributed her success to her parents’ establishing the “three ‘D’s: Discipline, Determination, and ‘De Lord.’
Siblings
Roberts has four siblings and she is the lastborn in their family. They are Sally-Ann, Lawrence, Jr. (Butch), and Dorothy.
Robin Roberts Married, LGBTQ+
In 2005, Roberts began a genuine relationship with massage therapist Amber Laign. Even though her friends and coworkers were aware of her same-sex relationships, Roberts openly admitted to being a lesbian for the first time in late December 2013. Equality Forum named her one of the 31 Icons of 2015 LGBT History Month 2015.
Robin Roberts Salary ABC
Roberts earns an annual salary of $18 million from her career as a journalist.
Robin Roberts’s Net worth
Roberts has a net worth of $45 million including all her money plus assets.
Summary
- Age: 63 years
- Birthday: November 23
- Nationality: American
- Residence: USA
- Husband: N/A
- Occupation: news anchor
- Salary: $18 million
- Net Worth: $45 million
Robin Roberts Masterclass
Roberts hosts her class where she teaches people about negotiating, effective public speaking, body language, and how to authentically connect with your audience.
She explains what “make your mess your message” means to her and how it can help one. She also tells deeply personal stories about her cancer diagnosis and treatment. The Robin Roberts MasterClass includes 11 lessons varying between 8 and 18 minutes long. It’s a relatively short class, clocking in at just over two hours.
Robin Roberts Jussie Smollet
Jussie Smollet is an American actor and singer. In December 2021, he was charged with felony disorderly conduct for making a false police report after he staged a fake hate crime against himself in Chicago in January 2019. After he was accused of staging the attack, Robin Roberts spoke out about her interview with Smollet.
She said, “When I sat down with Jussie, it was Tuesday night (February 12) in Chicago, at the time to publicly give his first account of what he said happened,” she said on Good Morning America on February 18, 2019. “At that time, on Tuesday, police officers were saying that his account was consistent, it was credible, and that he was being cooperative. This was all before the interview aired on Thursday, and then we found out about the brothers.”
Robin Roberts Broadcasting career
Roberts started her career as a sports anchor and reporter for WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1983. She came to WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1984.
Roberts worked as a sports anchor and reporter for WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1986. She worked as a sports anchor and reporter for WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1988 until 1990.
While in Atlanta, she worked as a radio host for V-103. She began working as a sportscaster for ESPN in February 1990 and remained there until 2005. Roberts received the Walter Cronkite Award for Journalism Excellence in 2014. She was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame as a member of the 2016 class.
She also received the Radio Television Digital News Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. Roberts co-anchored the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, an American television actress, on May 19, 2018, at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Roberts received the National Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Award in 2018. Following Alex Trebek’s death in November 2020, Roberts served as a guest host on Jeopardy! for five episodes airing July 19–23, 2021.
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