Amy Robach

Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, Robach grew up in East Lansing, Michigan. Her family moved to St. Louis, and then to Georgia. There she attended high school and college. Robach graduated from Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, and from the University of Georgia with high honors in broadcast journalism.{{cite web|url=http://www.gwinnettcitizen.com/0708/amy_robach.html|title=Snellville's Own Amy Robach Becomes a Today Show co-host|last=Wilson|first=Phylecia|date=July 2008|work=Gwinnett Citizen|access-date=February 14, 2012}} She was fourth runner-up in the 1995 Miss Georgia pageant.{{Cite news|url=http://www.insideedition.com/new-leadership-miss-america-pageant-swimsuit-competition-its-way-out-39551|title=With New Leadership at Miss America Pageant, Is the Swimsuit Competition on Its Way Out?|work=Inside Edition|access-date=January 8, 2018|language=en}}

Robach started her career at WCBD-TV in 1995.{{Cite web|url=https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/2-former-wcbd-employees-including-amy-robach-reunite/|title = 2 former WCBD employees, including Amy Robach, reunite|date = January 15, 2019}} She moved in 1999 and started working at WTTG in Washington, D.C.

She joined MSNBC in 2003, and worked there for four years. She anchored two hours in the morning, and filled in on Weekend Today, Countdown with Keith Olbermann and Morning Joe. In July 2007 she was named co-anchor of Weekend Today.

On May 19, 2012, she announced she would be joining ABC News.{{cite press release |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/05/amy-robach-joins-abc-news |title=Amy Robach Joins ABC News |work=ABC News |date=May 21, 2012 |access-date=May 21, 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/19/11759446-honoring-amy-3-memorable-moments-from-her-today-career|title=Honoring Amy: 3 memorable moments from her TODAY career|date=May 19, 2012|access-date=May 19, 2012|work=allDAY blog|publisher=Today.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521214852/http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/19/11759446-honoring-amy-3-memorable-moments-from-her-today-career%3Flite|archive-date=May 21, 2012}}

Robach initially appeared on ABC's Good Morning America as a correspondent.{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/07/abc-news-coverage-plans-tragedy-in-colorado-the-batman-massacre |title=ABC News Coverage Plans — Tragedy in Colorado |last=Ford |first=David |date=July 20, 2012 |work=ABC News}} She became the show's news anchor on March 31, 2014. In 2018, Robach became the new co-anchor of 20/20.{{Cite web|last1=Steinberg|first1=Brian|date=September 13, 2018|title=Amy Robach Wants to Bring News Aficionados to ABC's '20/20'|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/amy-robach-20-20-abc-news-1202939958/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=Variety|language=en}}

In March 2020, Robach began hosting Pandemic: What You Need to Know on ABC, a daytime program initially focused on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and airing in place of Strahan, Sara & Keke.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/abc-news-coronavirus-amy-robach-strahan-sara-keke-1203536909/|title=ABC Will Suspend 'Strahan, Sara & Keke' in Favor of Coronavirus News Show|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=March 17, 2020|work=Variety|access-date=March 18, 2020}} The program later replaced Strahan, Sara & Keke indefinitely as GMA3: What You Need to Know, with Robach continuing as host.{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=August 3, 2020|title=Keke Palmer Says She "Expected" Her 'Good Morning America' Show Would Be Canceled|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/keke-palmer-expected-good-morning-america-show-would-be-canceled-1203002776/|access-date=August 5, 2020}}

On November 2, 2019, Project Veritas released a late August 2019 "hot mic" incident in which Robach discusses ABC shutting down her story in 2015 on Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire who was a convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker.

Robach's comments were made two days after an NPR story disclosed the existence of an on-camera interview with Virginia Roberts Giuffre and ABC's failure to broadcast it. Giuffre says she was sexually trafficked by Epstein to powerful men, including Prince Andrew, Duke of York — a claim the Duke strenuously denied.

In a "hot mic" video, Robach was recorded on set for ABC's Good Morning America voicing the following statements:

"I've had the story for three years," Robach says in the video. "We would not put it on the air. Um, first of all, I was told, 'Who was Jeffrey Epstein? No one knows who that is. This is a stupid story.' Then the palace found out that we had her whole allegations about Prince Andrew and threatened us a million different ways." Robach said that Giuffre alluded to others in the interview, including former President Bill Clinton, Harvard University law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, and Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Giuffre has made similar accusations against all of them also in court documents. (All deny any wrongdoing or involvement in Epstein's sex trafficking.) Giuffre has said in court papers that she saw Clinton in Epstein's presence but did not witness Clinton participate in any sexual activity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/11/05/776482189/abc-news-defends-its-epstein-coverage-after-leaked-video-of-anchor|title=ABC News Defends Its Epstein Coverage After Leaked Video Of Anchor|first=David|last=Folkenflik|date=November 5, 2019|website=NPR.org}}

"I tried for three years to get it out to no avail, and now these new revelations and — I freaking had all of it," Robach says on the tape. "I'm so pissed right now. Like, every day I get more and more pissed, 'cause I'm just like, 'Oh my God! It was — what we had, was unreal.' "

Robach further said: “One of the reasons an interview with Roberts was not broadcast was because, we were so afraid we wouldn’t be able to interview Kate and Will, so I think that had also quashed the story.”{{cite web |last1=Joseph de Burca |title=Judge a (future) king by his courtiers: Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, pawns in the cover-up of a transatlantic paedophile network. |url=https://villagemagazine.ie/prince-william-and-the-duchess-of-cambridge-pawns-in-a-paedophile-cover-up/ |website=Village|date=August 2, 2020 |access-date=August 2, 2020}}

Robach responded to the Project Veritas leaked video, stating: "As a journalist, as the Epstein story continued to unfold last summer, I was caught in a private moment of frustration. I was upset that an important interview I had conducted with Virginia Roberts didn’t air because we could not obtain sufficient corroborating evidence to meet ABC’s editorial standards about her allegations. My comments about Prince Andrew and her allegation that she had seen Bill Clinton on Epstein's private island were about what Virginia Roberts said in that interview in 2015. I was referencing her allegations—not what ABC News had verified through our reporting. The interview itself, while I was disappointed it didn't air, didn't meet our standards. In the years since, no one ever told me or the team to stop reporting on Jeffrey Epstein, and we have continued to aggressively pursue this important story."{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/abc-jeffrey-epstein-story-amy-robach-prince-andrew-1469893|title=ABC Killed Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking Story Three Years Ago, News Anchor Amy Robach Caught on Camera Saying|first=Tufayel|last=Ahmed|date=November 5, 2019|work=Newsweek}}

ABC News asserted: "At the time, not all of our reporting met our standards to air, but we have never stopped investigating the story. Ever since, we’ve had a team on this investigation and substantial resources dedicated to it. That work has led to a two-hour documentary and 6-part podcast that will air in the new year."

On December 5, 2022, Robach and her GMA3 co-host T. J. Holmes were taken off the air following the public disclosure of a romantic relationship between the two.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2022-12-12 |title=Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Remain Off Air From 'GMA3' As Network Conducts Internal Review — Update |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/amy-robach-tj-holmes-pulled-from-gma-3-1235189554/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

On January 27, 2023, both Robach and Holmes were fired from ABC News as a result of their relationship.{{Cite web |last=Ryu |first=Jenna |title=Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes will not return to 'GMA' following alleged affair, ABC News says |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/01/27/gma-affair-amy-robach-t-j-holmes-ousted-abc-news/11062483002/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title='GMA3's T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach no longer with ABC News following their romance scandal |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gma3s-tj-holmes-amy-robach-taken-air-permanently-romance-scandal-rcna60324 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=NBC News |date=January 27, 2023 |language=en}}

On December 5, 2023, they launched a podcast, Amy & T.J., on iHeartRadio.{{Cite web |title=Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Go 'Instagram Official' — and Announce a Podcast! |url=https://people.com/amy-robach-and-t-j-holmes-go-instagram-official-and-announce-podcast-8385477 |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}

Robach is a cousin of former Nashville Star contestant Matt Lindahl. Her aunt and uncle were performing-arts teachers at her high school.{{cite web |first=San Dee |last=Wallace |url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/features/san-dee-wallace/article_6cfea3d8-be23-5d91-a809-3c2fa2c198d6.html |title=San Dee Wallace |work=The Herald Palladium |date=April 15, 2004 |access-date=November 12, 2013}}{{cite web |last=Woodson |first=Joy L. |url=http://snellville.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/loving-the-lindahls-theater-couple-takes-final-bow-at30ec8b6c87 |title=Loving the Lindahls: Theater Couple Takes Final Bow at Brookwood High |publisher=snellville.patch.com |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=November 12, 2013}}

She was married to Tim McIntosh from 1996 until filing for an uncontested divorce in 2008. They have two daughters, born in 2002 and 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkfamily.com/cover-andrew-shue-amy-robach-june-cafemom-good-morning-america|title=Mad Love With Andrew & Amy » New York Family Magazine|first=Eric|last=Messinger|publisher=New York Family|date=June 3, 2013|access-date=November 12, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111181201/http://www.newyorkfamily.com/cover-andrew-shue-amy-robach-june-cafemom-good-morning-america/|url-status=dead}}

Robach became engaged to former Melrose Place star Andrew Shue in September 2009.{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Samantha |url=https://people.com/celebrity/engaged-andrew-shue-and-todays-amy-robach/ |title=Engaged: Andrew Shue and Today{{'s}} Amy Robach! |work=People |date=September 27, 2009 |access-date=September 29, 2009}} They were married on her 37th birthday, February 6, 2010, at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, adjacent to the Hudson River.{{cite web |last=Caplan |first=David |url=https://people.com/celebrity/andrew-shue-and-today-s-amy-robach-are-married/ |title=Andrew Shue and Today{{'s}} Amy Robach are married |work=People |date=February 7, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2011}} It was reported they separated in August 2022,{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/amy-robach-went-to-mediation-with-andrew-shue-was-waiting-to-announce-split/|title=Amy Robach 'Went to Mediation' with Andrew Shue and Was 'Waiting' to Announce Their Split: Source|last=Wenger|first=Stephanie|date=December 2, 2022|publisher=People|access-date=December 8, 2022}} after it was discovered Robach was having a relationship with her GMA3 co-anchor T. J. Holmes.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/amy-robach-tj-holmes-gma3-scandal-affair-timeline.html|title=Every Detail of T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach's GMA3 Drama in Chronological Order|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=December 7, 2022|website=Vulture|access-date=December 8, 2022}} The divorce was reportedly finalized in March 2023.{{cite web|last=Stone|first=Alexander|title=Amy Robach & Andrew Shue Finalize Divorce Following T.J. Holmes Relationship Scandal|url=https://okmagazine.com/p/amy-robach-andrew-shue-finalize-divorce/|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=May 28, 2023|website=OK!}}

On November 11, 2013, Robach revealed on Good Morning America that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer after receiving a mammogram on live television on October 1, 2013, and after undergoing follow-up tests. She took time off from broadcasting to undergo a bilateral mastectomy.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/11/11/abc-news-amy-robach-reveals-breast-cancer-diagnosis/|title=ABC News' Amy Robach Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis|website=ABC News|date=November 11, 2013}} On November 22, 2013, Robach revealed that during the surgery, doctors found a second malignant tumor in her other breast and that the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes (classified as Stage IIB).{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/11/22/gma-amy-robach-home-mastectomy-surgery-robin-roberts/3676383/|title=ABC's Amy Robach: 'My cancer had spread'|first=Olivia|last=Barker|date=November 22, 2013|work=USA Today}} She then underwent eight rounds of chemotherapy, radiation, and reconstructive surgery. She was cancer-free as of March 2022.{{Cite web |title=Why GMA Stars Robin Roberts and Amy Robach 'Think Of Each Other As Sisters' After Robin 'Saved Amy's Life' With Cancer Warning |url=https://www.survivornet.com/articles/why-gma-stars-robin-roberts-and-amy-robach-think-of-each-other-as-sisters-after-robin-saved-amys-life-with-cancer-warning/ |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=SurvivorNet |language=en-US}}

On her podcast announcing that she and Holmes were having a "dry January" to start 2024, she said that she was having "over 30 drinks a week" before abstaining.

"I didn't have a job to go to. I was staying away from a lot of friends and family. We were laying low. So what did I do? I drank a lot, a lot more than I ever have. I don't think I've ever gone a full year where I drank every single day, and that was 2023 for me. It wasn't that I was getting wasted or drunk or any of that; it was just keeping a buzz going all day or at least keeping a relaxed state of mind in a heightened, anxious year," she said.{{Cite web |title=T.J. Holmes Says He Could 'Easily Go Through 18 Drinks a Day' Before Dry January |url=https://people.com/t-j-holmes-and-amy-robach-discuss-2023-alcohol-intake-8425533 |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}

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• {{cite web|last=Robach |first=Amy |date=May 31, 2007 |url=http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/31/209803.aspx |title=Amy Robach: Meeting a Childhood Idol |work=allday (Today blog) |publisher=NBCUniversal Media |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722163828/http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/31/209803.aspx |archive-date=July 22, 2008 }} – Amy meets Bela Karolyi

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