Roberts, Robin (1960–)
Roberts, Robin (1960–)
African-American television sportscaster. Born Nov 23, 1960, in Tuskegee, Alabama; dau. of Lawrence Roberts (one of the Tuskegee Airmen); graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University, 1983.
Was a tennis player, then basketball player in college; was sports director at WHMD/WFPR radio in Hammond, LA (1980–83); served as sports anchor and reporter at WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, MS (1983–84), WLOX-TV in Biloxi (1984–86), WSMVTV in Nashville, TN (1986–88) and WAGA-TV in Atlanta (1988–89); became correspondent, then anchor, of ESPN's "Sportscenter" (1990); became co-host on ABC's "Good Morning America" (1998) and host of ABC's "Wide World of Sports" (1998).
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