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.
