Amy Robach Speaker Biography
Emmy-Nominated News Anchor, Bestselling Author, and Breast Cancer Awareness Advocate
Amy Robach is an American television reporter formerly for ABC News. She best well known as co-anchor of 20/20 and as the breaking news anchor/fill-in anchor for Good Morning America.
Career
Robach first entered national television by working for NBC News from August 2003 to May 2012. She served as a national correspondent for NBC News from 2003 to 2007 and became co-host of the Saturday edition of NBC’s Today as well as anchor on MSNBC from 2007 to 2012. From May 2012 to January 2023, Robach worked for ABC News. She was a contributor for Good Morning America from May 2012 until March 2020, when she became the host of Pandemic: What You Need to Know, a show created in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The show would later become GMA3: What You Need to Know, which she co-hosted from September 2020 to December 2022. Robach also served as co-anchor of 20/20 alongside David Muir from May 2018 until January 2023.
Podcast
Robach is also the host of the “Amy and T.J.” Podcast. “Amy and T.J.” is hosted by renowned television news anchors Amy Robach and T. J. Holmes. Hosts and executive producers Robach and Holmes are a formidable broadcasting team with decades of experience delivering headline news and captivating viewers nationwide. It marks the first time Robach and Holmes speak publicly since their own names became a part of the headlines.
Books
Robach wrote a New York Times bestseller titled Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held on to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour about her unexpected journey with breast cancer after being diagnosed following an on-air mammogram on GMA. She also co-authored a children’s book, Better Together. After her recovery, Robach has devoted much of her free time to fitness and adventure. She is a three-time marathoner and counting. She ran the Chicago Marathon, Berlin Marathon, and New York City Marathon. She has summitted Mt Kosciuszko, Mt Baker, Mt Fuji, Grand Paradiso, Monterosa, and, for her five-year cancerversary, Mt Kilimanjaro.
Early Career
Before joining ABC News, Robach worked at NBC News from 2003 to 2012. Robach was the co-anchor of Saturday Today and an NBC News national correspondent. During that time, she also filled in as Weekday Today co-anchor and newsreader, and NBC Nightly News Anchor. Prior to that, Robach was an anchor for MSNBC from 2003-2007. She also worked as a correspondent for WTTG TV in Washington, DC, and WCBD TV in Charleston, SC.
Amy Robach Speaking Topics
My Breast Cancer Journey: From Fighter to Thriver
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 during a live, televised mammogram for Go Pink Day on Good Morning America, Ms. Robach will discuss her public and private experience with the disease, from diagnosis through treatment. She also will answer questions from the audience after her talk.
Amy Robach Books
Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held On to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour
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Amy Robach Speaker Testimonials
Our event with Amy Robach was nothing short of INCREDIBLE! Everything went off flawlessly. Her presentation was over the top great. She touched everybody with her speech—newly diagnosed, survivors, family members, support people and more. She was genuine and that truly radiated from the stage.The community is still buzzing!
- | Emanuel Medical Center
Amy Robach spoke at our 15th anniversary luncheon, and she will be a challenge to top in the years ahead. Not only was she incredibly warm and friendly to all our guests, her keynote address was personal, poignant and moving – there were few dry eyes as she exited the ballroom to a standing ovation. In addition to being an amazing speaker, she and her office were very easy to work with in the months leading up to our event. There are not enough positive things we can say about our experience – she made the entire luncheon an experience that our guests will not soon forget
- | Baylor Health Care System Foundation