{"id":1745,"date":"2012-06-11T12:44:40","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2012-06-11T12:45:29","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T16:45:29","slug":"wishing-you-well-robin-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2012\/06\/wishing-you-well-robin-roberts.html","title":{"rendered":"Wishing You Well, Robin Roberts!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The morning “news” programs may be more fluff than anything else, but it’s still difficult not to like GMA<\/em>‘s Robin Roberts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The former ESPN<\/em> star is smart, well-spoken and not rude or crude as a host and has discussed being a Christian woman on CBN<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Robin Roberts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She unfortunately has also had to battle health issues, such as the blood and bone marrow disorder called M.D.S. she is currently dealing with as Roberts announced Monday.<\/p>\n

Roberts, already a breast cancer survivor, will receive a bone marrow transplant from her older sister Sally-Ann later in the year and likely miss GMA for a few months.<\/p>\n

I am more of a ‘Today<\/em>‘ viewer out of habit, but ABC<\/em>‘s GMA has made inroads into the NBC<\/em> show’s ratings.<\/p>\n

With her steady and solid approach, Roberts HAS to take her share of the credit for that.<\/p>\n

We wish her all the best!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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