GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of people waited in line for an hour or more to pay their respects to the late Lucimarian Roberts, a leader on Mississippi's Gulf Coast for more than 40 years and the mother of ABC's "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home employees tell the Sun-Herald that at […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The mother of "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts has died. Jeffrey W. Schneider, senior vice president of ABC News, said 88-year-old Lucimarian Roberts died Thursday night. ABC's Facebook page said Robins traveled "home to Mississippi just in time to see her." The death came on the same day Roberts said […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts says Friday will be her last day co-anchoring "Good Morning America" for a while. On Monday's edition of the ABC News wakeup program, Roberts made official the start date for what's being called her "extended medical leave." Roberts told viewers in July that she has MDS, a blood and […]
Robin Roberts is back on “Good Morning America” ahead of her scheduled medical leave in a few weeks to undergo a bone marrow transplant. The co-host told viewers on Monday, the break was restorative and she’s ready to go. “My needle was past E when I left here a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve […]
NEW YORK (AP) — "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts is taking a little time off, saying she's feeling the effects of her blood and bone marrow disease. Roberts said Tuesday that she's "not feeling too well" and would take some time off "just to get some vacay." ABC said Roberts would be taking a […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts is planning to take a medical leave around the end of August for her bone marrow transplant. But during her absence from the ABC morning show, she'll be getting a little help from her friends, she said Thursday. Roberts listed Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer […]
Even though “Good Morning America” won’t be the same without Robin Roberts, she’s making sure viewers will have a good time in her absence with a list of fan favorite celebrities. Roberts goes on medical leave in a few months for myelodysplastic syndrome – a serIous blood and bone marrow disease. She’s already begun chemotherapy […]
NEW YORK (AP) — As Robin Roberts waits for a bone marrow transplant this fall, news of the morning show anchor's illness is helping others who need treatment. The national bone marrow donation registry Be The Match reported Tuesday the rate of new registrants has more than doubled since the "Good Morning America" anchor announced […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts is facing a new medical challenge that will require her to start chemotherapy and get a bone marrow transplant. The "Good Morning America" anchor announced on the ABC show Monday morning that she has been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood and bone marrow disease once known as preleukemia. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the beginning, Michelle Obama's kitchen garden has been an overachiever, churning out more peppers, parsley and eggplant than expected, and generating interest that — yes, really — crosses oceans. Now, the first lady has added a 271-page book to her gardening resume, and Americans can read all about the planting misses […]
Good Morning America anchor, Robin Roberts. talks with TJMS about her mother’s memoir,”My Story, My Song: Mother-Daughter Reflections on Life and Faith” by Lucimarian Tolliver Roberts.
ABC’s Robin Roberts scored big with her recent interview with President Barack Obama on his evolutionary stance on gay marriage. Over the past few days, America has been at the edge of its seat waiting for him to come out, so to speak. He told the nation he now personally defends the right for same […]
