Columbus Dispatch | Despite challenges, GMA host Robin Roberts perseveres Columbus Dispatch In 2012, just as GMA broke the Today show's 16-year ratings run, Roberts was found to have a rare blood disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome, for which she received 10 days of high-intensity chemotherapy and a stem-cell transplant. The process was ... Robin Roberts, ABC host and author, still sees bright side in new memoir |