Rebecca Roberts

For the strongwoman, see Rebecca Roberts (strongwoman).

Rebecca Boggs Roberts (born 1970) is the Curator of Programming at Planet Word, and was formerly an American journalist. She was one of the hosts of POTUS '08 on XM Radio, which offered live daily coverage of the 2008 presidential election. She served as a substitute host for Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, and Weekend Edition Sunday on National Public Radio.^[2]

Rebecca Roberts
Rebecca Roberts moderating a discussion at NHGRI in 2014.
Born	Rebecca Boggs Roberts 1970 (age 53–54) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Princeton University (BA)
Occupation	Journalist
Known for	Radio personality
Spouse	Daniel Jay Hartman ​ (m. 1997)​ [1]
Parent(s)	Steven V. Roberts Cokie Roberts
Relatives	Hale Boggs (grandfather) Lindy Boggs (grandmother) Barbara Boggs Sigmund (aunt) Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. (uncle)

Biography

Born to reporters Cokie (née Boggs) and Steve Roberts, Roberts earned a B.A. in political science from Princeton University.^[1]

Roberts began with Shorr & Associates, a political media firm in Philadelphia. She was technology reporter for The World, a radio program produced by the BBC and Public Radio International, for four years. She hosted Your Call, a local call-in program, on KALW in San Francisco and moved to Washington, D.C., to host The Intersection, a news talk show, on WETA from 2006 to 2007.^[2] For NPR, she has reported on such diverse topics as the US immigration debate, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, transgenic goats, amateur astronomers, Bikram yoga, and Icelandic geysers.^[2]

She served as Program Director of the Congressional Cemetery.^[3]

Works

Roberts' books include:

• with Schmidt, Sandra K. (2012). Historic Congressional Cemetery. Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. ISBN 978-1-5316-6228-8.
• Suffragists in Washington, D.C. : The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote. Charleston, SC. 2017. ISBN 978-1625859402.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Robb, Lucinda; Boggs Roberts, Rebecca (2020). The Suffragist Playbook : Your Guide to Changing the World (First ed.). Somerville, Massachusetts. ISBN 978-1536210330.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson. New York City, NY. 2023. ISBN 978-0593489994.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Notes

1. The New York Times, Wedding Announcement, 8/31/1997. Retrieved 1/5/10.
2. National Public Radio, Rebecca Roberts Biography, Retrieved 1/5/10.
3. "Insider's Guide: Rebecca Roberts, Program Director at the Historic Congressional Cemetery". Cultural Tourism DC. October 27, 2011. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012.

References

• Appearances on C-SPAN