Sally-Ann Roberts is an American broadcaster. She worked for 40 years in news television before retiring in 2018.

Early life and career

Sally-Ann Roberts was born in

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, the daughter of Lawrence and Lucimarian Roberts. Her father was a colonel in the

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and was one of the

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. She graduated in 1974 from the

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Broadcaster

Roberts worked every other weekend at a

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TV station,

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, when she was recruited for

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by its longtime assistant general manager and news director Phil Johnson on the recommendation of anchor

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. She was hired as a member of the news team at WWL-TV on March 31, 1977, and co-anchored ''Eyewitness Morning News'' with Eric Paulsen. She remained with the station until she retired in 2018. Rear Adm

Author

She is the author of ''Going Live: An Anchorwoman Reports Good News''. With a foreword by her sister Robin Roberts, and photographs by her news colleague Eric Paulsen, Roberts authored an inspirational book, ''Your Power is On!: A Little Book of Hope''. In addition to these non-fiction books, Roberts authored the novel ''Angel Vision''. She gives motivational speeches around the United States.

Personal life

She is the older sister of Robin Roberts, a co-anchor of

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's ''

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''.

Books

* ''Going Live: An Anchorwoman Reports Good News.'' Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Co., 1998. * ''Angel Vision.'' Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Co., 2002. * ''Your Power Is On!: A Little Book Of Hope.'' Pelican Publishing Co., 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Sally-Ann Television anchors from New Orleans New Orleans television reporters University of Southern Mississippi alumni Living people People from Chandler, Arizona 1953 births