Robin René Roberts (born November 23, 1960) is an American television broadcaster. Roberts is the co-anchor of ABC's morning show Good Morning America and the official pace car driver of the 2010 Indianapolis 500.

Roberts began her career in 1983 as a sports anchor and reporter for WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 1984, she moved to WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Mississippi. In 1986, she was sports anchor and reporter for WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tennessee. She was also a sports anchor and reporter at WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1988-1990. She was also a radio host for radio station V103 while in Atlanta.

She joined ESPN as a sportscaster in February 1990 and became well known on Sportscenter for her catchphrase, "Go on with your bad self!". Roberts began to work for ABC News, specifically as a featured reporter, for Good Morning America in June 1995.

In 2001, Roberts received the Mel Greenberg Media Award, presented by the WBCA.

On July 31, 2007, Roberts announced during the live broadcast of Good Morning America that she had been diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. She noticed a lump through self-examination the day they were working on Joel Siegel's farewell on Good Morning America (Siegel died from colon cancer). Roberts underwent surgery on August 3, and on August 9, ABC News announced she was planning to return to the anchor desk on August 13.




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