Robin Roberts has been one of my favorite people (see list side bar scroll down) since I first saw her by chance one day on ESPN's SportsCenter. Robin Joined ESPN in 1990 as an anchor. Before that She was a sports reporter for Atlanta television station WAGA and also worked at Atlanta radio station V-103 during that time. Robin's older sister Sally-Ann Roberts is a news anchor at WWL TV in New Orleans. Sally-Ann's morning news show is the highest rated local morning news program in America.Robin was born in Pass Christian, Mississippi on November 23, 1960. In school Robin excelled academically and in sports. She played basketball and tennis. She went on to attend Southeastern Louisiana University where like in High School Robin excelled in sports and in the classroom.
Robin's late father Colonel Larry Roberts was one of the Tuskegee Airmen.
After spending five years at EPSN Robin joined Good Morning America (much to my dismay, I wasn't a GMA fan, I am now though) as a news anchor and in 2005 was offered the position of Co-host along with Diane Sawyer.
This past July Robin told GMA viewers that she had been diagnosed with operable breast cancer which was found in it's early stage. She left the show very briefly to undergo surgery and came back just a couple of weeks later to report a good bill of health. This past week Robin said that she would begin chemotherapy on this past Wednesday. It should be noted that it was not a mammogram that detected Robin's cancer but a ultrasound.
I know that chemotherapy is a difficult therapy to endure so my thoughts will be with her. Robin expects to return to GMA soon.
Go Robin!
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I love Robin as well, and not just because we share the same last name ;)
(lol) Okay Ms. Roberts.
I used to hate Good Morning America, I thought it was sooo boring, until Robin began to co-host. Now it's only bearable when she's on.
One of my fave scenes in Love and Basketball (next the the strip basketball game one) is when Robin has a cameo doing an ESPN report on the upcoming basketball season with Divk Vitale.
I love her too and send her good vibes during this time. She is already back on GMA. Yes she makes that show a lot more watchable.
Jackie,
You mean she's back since Thursday? If so wow. I thought she would be out for atleast a few days to a week.
Monica,
For some reason I don't remember that scene. I'm going to pull out my L&B VHS and look for it, or maybe I'll just watch the whole thing again, it's been a while.
Oh! Back since Thursday, maybe not yet.
And I didn't know Robin had a sister in the news biz. Highest rated, WOW!
Ms Deaux,
It's just before the scene in which thwy show the contrasts not only between men and women's collegiate basketball, but the diffeence between Qunicy and Monica's situations.
Quincy's starting nd playing to a packed arena while Monica is the backup point guard and the game is being played in an on-campus gym.
You can tell this is one of my favorite movies. I love Sanaa Lathan.
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