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NEW YORK — Robin Roberts is comfortable in the knowledge that when ABC's "Good Morning America" makeover is complete, she will keep her seat at the anchor desk. She just doesn't know who will be sitting next to her.

As she waits, ABC is showing her some love. Roberts is the centerpiece for two prime-time specials this month: a Tuesday night hour featuring country music stars and an interview with Janet Jackson that will air on Nov. 18. The Jackson interview is the type of important "get" for which Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters used to compete.

Roberts has spent much of the past week preparing for her Jackson interview, which will be filmed at the singer's home in Malibu, Calif.

She has a difficult balancing act. Jackson is still mourning the death of her brother Michael, a story that continues to fascinate the public. But she's also a major star in her own right, with something to sell: Jackson has a greatest hits CD coming out in time for the holidays.

Roberts said she hasn't determined in advance how much of the interview would be related to Michael Jackson.

"I don't go in with a stack of questions and say three-quarters are going to be about this and one-quarter will be about that," she said. "I like to have a conversation. I like to walk away and have the person say, `I thought we were going to do an interview and we just talked.'"

Source: The Associated Press

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