More than 400 of Roberts' documentaries and audio art pieces have been featured on programs from
National Public Radio and
Public Radio International. In 1989, she produced "Mei Mei, A Daughter's Song", a documentary about her relationship with her mother and her mother's childhood in
Taiwan, for which she received a
George Foster Peabody Award. She also received a Peabody for her eight-hour series about Asian-American history,
Crossing East. The series aired in 2006 and on more than 230 public radio stations. It was the first and only Asian American history series to air on public radio. Other works by Roberts include "Coming Home: The Return of the Alutiiq Masks," which tells the story of the
Alutiiq people of
Kodiak, Alaska, and was a co-production with
Koahnic Broadcasting and
KNBA in Anchorage. The hour-long program aired on 180 radio stations across the country. In 2008, Roberts produced a piece called "Secret Asian Woman" that explores her mixed race identity. Roberts is also the executive producer of MediaRites, "a non-profit media arts organization dedicated to telling the stories of diverse cultures and giving voice to the unheard." Among MediaRites' outreach projects was "The Breast Cancer Monologues", in which women with breast cancer shared their experiences with the disease. This work was a 2004 winner of the Golden Reel award from the
National Federation of Community Broadcasters. Since 1996, Roberts has hosted "Stage & Studio" a weekly radio program on
KBOO about the performing, literary, and media arts. She features nearly 100 artists and arts organizations each year. ==Writing==