Deborah Roberts is co-anchor of the venerable ABC newsmagazine
“20/20” and an award-winning network correspondent. A 30-year
veteran of ABC News, Roberts regularly reports across ABC News
programs and digital platforms. She hosts the weekly podcast “20/20:
The After Show,” 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 former
President Jimmy Carter, and the inaugurations of Presidents Donald
Trump and Joe Biden, reporting live from Washington, D.C.
Additionally, she got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ride in the
cockpit with the world-famous Patrouille de France in an evening
flyover of the Statue of Liberty for America’s 250th celebration.

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, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, 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.
