Midyear 2021: Trailblazing journalist on keys to womenâs advancement Share: Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist Deborah Roberts knows a thing or two about working hard to build a successful career. Roberts grew up in the segregated Deep South and is best known for her work as an ABC News correspondent on such shows as â20/20,â âNightline,â âGood Morning Americaâ and âABC World News Tonight with David Muir.â She also co-wrote the book âBeen There, Done That: Family Wisdom For Modern Timesâ with her husband, Al Roker, the popular we...