Rebecca Boggs Roberts (born 1970) is the Curator of Programming at

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Rebecca Roberts Biography
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Biography

Born to reporters Cokie (née Boggs) and Steve Roberts, Roberts earned a B.A. in political science from

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. Roberts began with Shorr & Associates, a political media firm in

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. She was technology reporter for

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, for four years. She hosted ''Your Call'', a local call-in program, on

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and moved to Washington, D.C., to host '' The Intersection'', a news talk show, on WETA from 2006 to 2007. For NPR, she has reported on such diverse topics as the US immigration debate, the

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. She served as Program Director of the

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Works

Roberts' books include: * * * *

References

External links

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