Deborah Roberts Says Goodbye To ABC News Building After Nearly Three Decades: “End Of An Era, Moving Along”

Deborah Roberts took to social media to bid farewell to the ABC News building after nearly three decades since she joined the 20/20 news team.

ABC News is moving from its Upper West Side headquarters in New York City to Hudson Square in downtown, where The View moved last fall.

“Friday finish. Nearly 3 decades after I first set foot in the ABC news headquarters as a new correspondent, the youngest to join the 20/20 team, we are officially saying goodbye to the building,” Roberts said in a touching Instagram post. “The place where network TV legends walked the halls and delivered the news. I was thrilled and a bit nervous to join Barbara, Hugh, Peter, Carole, Joan, Charlie and a cadre of inimitable correspondents. What a moment.”

She continued, “Now, a bright, shiny space awaits us downtown to continue the great work we all love so passionately. Change and goodbyes are always hard for me. I am comforted by routine and the familiar. But change is the only true certainty of life, right? So here we go… making new memories @abcnews.”

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Roberts also posted a video of her leaving the office she had occupied, taking a glimpse before turning off the lights and closing the door one last time.

In the video, she is heard saying, “That’s it. End of an era. Moving along.”

The journalist was officially named 20/20 anchor in 2023 alongside David Muir after Amy Robach’s exit.

Roberts has been reporting for 20/20 since 1995, when her mentor Barbara Walters recruited her to join the network. She has reported across network news shows, been a substitute anchor on Good Morning America, and guest co-hosted The View.