ABC News press reporter Roberts isn’t constantly one for chit-chat. “I don’t like the check-in,” she describes. “If you’re calling just to say, ‘So, what’s up?’ no, I do not like that.” Everyone’s preferred TELEVISION weatherman, nevertheless, is a phone man. And after years of chafing versus his regular calls, a friend stated something that altered her position. “One friend said to me, ‘Did you ever think that maybe he just feels comfortable when he hears your voice, because that tells him that all is right in the world?'” she states. “And I thought, ‘That’s very sweet. I’d never thought about it in that way. And if it means something to him, then it should mean something to me.'”
Now, she states, “I have learned to take a breath and say, ‘Sweetie, I’ve got some stuff going on, but what’s going on with you? Great. I’m glad to hear from you. Got to go. Talk to you later. Love you.’ That makes all the difference in the world to him, and it doesn’t kill me for two minutes to be nice and sweet.” They commemorated their 25th anniversary in September. Â
