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 Chandler, Arizona, the daughter of Lawrence and Lucimarian Roberts. Her father was a colonel in the Air Force and was one of the Tuskegee Airmen. She graduated in 1974 from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Broadcaster

She was hired as a member of the news team at WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 31, 1977, and co-anchored the ''Eyewitness Morning News'' with Eric Paulsen. 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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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

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