| Deborah Roberts | |
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Roberts in May 2009. |
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| Born | September 20, 1960 Perry, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Bachelor of Journalism, Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication (University of Georgia) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Family | Benjamin and Ruth Roberts (parents) |
| Spouse(s) | Al Roker (since 1995) |
| Children | Courtney Roker (1987), stepdaughter -Leila Roker (November 17, 1998) -Nicholas Roker (July 18, 2002) |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Notable credit(s) | 20/20 correspondent Dateline NBC correspondent Lifetime Live host |
| [Deborah Roberts ABC News profile Official website] | |
Deborah Roberts (born September 20, 1960) is an American television journalist for the ABC News division of the ABC broadcast television network.
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Roberts was born in Perry, Georgia, to Benjamin Roberts, a business owner, and Ruth Roberts, a housewife. She graduated from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, with a Bachelor of Journalism in 1982.
In 1982, Roberts began her career at WTVM, a local television station in Columbus, Georgia, and then she moved on to work at WBIR, a local television station in Knoxville, Tennessee.
During 1987–1990, she served as bureau chief/NASA field reporter/weekend news co-anchor at WFTV, a local television station in Orlando, Florida. In 1990, she joined NBC News as a general-assignment reporter and later served as a correspondent for Dateline NBC, an NBC News newsmagazine program.
Roberts moved to ABC News in 1995 as a correspondent for 20/20, a newsmagazine program, and as a substitute anchor for World News Tonight Weekend, the weekend evening news program, and Good Morning America, the morning news program. In July and September 2006, she was also a guest host on The View, a talk show produced by ABC Daytime, a division of ABC.
Roberts hosts Lifetime Live on Lifetime Television, a cable and satellite television channel.
Roberts resides in Manhattan with her husband, Al Roker; they have a daughter and a son. Roberts has a stepdaughter from her husband's prior marriage.