Deborah Roberts
Deborah Roberts is co-anchor of the venerable ABC newsmagazine “20/20” and an award-winning network correspondent. A media veteran who is celebrating her 30th anniversary at ABC News, Roberts regularly reports across ABC News programs and digital platforms. She hosts a weekly podcast, “20/20: The After Show,” and serves as a frequent correspondent and substitute anchor for “Good Morning America” and an occasional guest co-host on “The View.”
Roberts plays a significant role in the network’s coverage of breaking news events. She reported live from Vatican City on the death of Pope Francis and the historic election of the first-ever American Pope, Leo XIV. She also reported from London for Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee and her subsequent death in 2022, the funeral of President Jimmy Carter, and the Inaugurations of Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, reporting live from Washington, D.C.
Roberts’ wide-ranging newsmaker interviews include former first lady Michelle Obama, GRAMMY® Award-winning superstars Elton John and Céline Dion, supermodel Brooke Shields, as well as Hollywood actors Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Amy Adams, Colin Farrell, Vanessa Williams, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and the casts of Hulu’s popular streaming programs “Only Murders in the Building” and “The Bear.”
Her reporting on “20/20” has taken her across the country, investigating true crime stories in which she regularly interviews the families of victims, law enforcement officials and the individuals at the center of national headlines.
Her in-depth coverage of current events has earned her a Peabody Award for the “20/20” special “Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor.” Additionally, Roberts has been awarded multiple Emmy® Awards for international and national coverage of world events, including the AIDS crisis in Africa and maternal mortality in Bangladesh.
Prior to joining ABC News, Roberts was a correspondent at NBC News, where she reported for various broadcasts
She is the author of The New York Times bestsellers “Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life” and “Sisters Loved and Treasured: Stories of Unbreakable Bonds.” She also co-authored a book with her husband, NBC anchor Al Roker, titled “Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom for Modern Times.” The couple have two children and reside in New York City.
