Robin Roberts Is the Most Trusted News Anchor Because Robin Roberts
LatestIt’s been a heck of a year for Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts. She was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), had a bone marrow transplant, underwent radiation therapy and, on top of it all, lost her mother. Ever-resilient, Roberts was back in her anchor chair less than half a year after vacating it in order to recover. Clearly, America was glad to have her back — she was just voted the most trustworthy news anchor on TV.
With help from the Wagner Group, Reader’s Digest polled over a thousand readers on which current pop culture and media figures they trusted the most. For the most part, the list reads like it might as well have been conducted in the mid-90s (fair enough — do you know anyone under the age of 60 who subscribes to Reader’s Digest? Do you know anyone who subscribes to Reader’s Digest) with Tom Hanks topping this list, followed by the likes of Sandra Bullock, Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts and Bill Gates. Robin Roberts appears at #12 and is the first woman mentioned from the world of television (only one other TV personality outranks her and it’s Alex Trebek).