Stay Connected
Atlanta Black Star/News
NewsTV

Robin Roberts Will Return To Good Morning America

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: CommentsComments (0)

The beloved Good Morning America host, Robin Roberts, will be returning to her ABC News position full-time in May or June.

Back in June, Roberts was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome, thereafter began her leave of absence from Good Morning America in September.  In October, Roberts received a bone marrow transplant and according to her doctors, Roberts’ progress is right on schedule and she is doing well.  In fact, Roberts recovery is going well enough that she appeared on a pre-taped segment for the show filmed at her home previously this month.

ABC News executives hoped that Roberts would be returning to her hosting position with Good Morning America in February, since her progress is significant.  However, doctors fear that returning too early would compromise Roberts’s weak immune system.

Good Morning America fans do not fear, an ABC News spokeswoman told the Orlando Sentinel “We have never put a timetable on Robin’s return to the show. We have always said that the decision will be made by her doctors when they feel it is the right time.” With this statement, it does not seem like Roberts job is on the line, which will be a relief to her fans.

According to TMZ, Roberts has received floods of letters and emails from her supportive fans.  Are you a Robin Roberts Good Morning America fan? Regardless if you are or aren’t, we all wish Robin Roberts a healthy and speedy recovery.

Independent journalism still matters.

We hope this story was worth your time. For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed Black-owned and independently run. We didn't get here by waiting on ad budgets that were never built to prioritize us. Our readers did that.

Corporate support for Black media has always been thin. Outlets like ours get roughly 1% of the $170 billion spent on U.S. advertising each year, and that margin is shrinking further as advertisers walk back the DEI-linked commitments they made in 2020. That's the backdrop. It's not why we're asking.

The wider picture isn't any steadier. Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under, it's rarely the ones built to center a Black perspective from the ground up that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Give once Give monthly Support another way

Related Stories

Back to top