NBC's Amy Robach of the weekend "Today" show will be leaving the network to join ABC. Robach, who has been an anchor at the "Today" show since 2007, will make her move as a news correspondent based in New York, according to Washington Post.


Robach has been associated with MSNBC since 2003, since working as a daytime anchor for the show. She has worked in local news in Washington, D.C., Charleston, S.C., and Athens, Ga., before joining MSNBC. She has covered stories including Hurricane Katrina and the death of President Ronald Reagan.


ABC News president Ben Sherwood announced the move in a statement today. He said: "A tenacious and skilled reporter, Amy has covered a wide-range of stories from Hurricane Katrina to the death of Ronald Reagan. In 2009, she scored a major scoop with the first interview with Rod Blagojevich after his arrest.


"A first-rate storyteller and broadcaster, Amy will go to any heights for her work, including riding along in a Navy F-18 Super Hornet over the Atlantic," said Sherwood. "In her new role, Amy will contribute her engaging and high-impact journalism to all of our broadcasts and platforms."

Robach did her last show for "Today" on Saturday. Her co-host Lester Hold played some of her greatest hits during her time with the show. She looked tearful, saying: "I just want to thank everybody for - I could not name everyone in the studio right now who have made when that alarm goes every Saturday morning worth getting up for."


Robach, 39, is married to Melrose Place star Andrew Shue. She has two daughters and three stepsons.

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