Al Roker (TV Show Host) – Overview, Biography

Name:Al Roker
Occupation: TV Show Host
Gender:Male
Birth Day: August 20,
1954
Age: 68
Birth Place: Queens,
United States
Zodiac Sign:Leo

Al Roker

Al Roker was born on August 20, 1954 in Queens, United States (68 years old). Al Roker is a TV Show Host, zodiac sign: Leo. Nationality: United States. Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed.

Trivia

He released his first novel, The Morning Show Murders, in 2009, and followed it up with The Midnight Show Murders in 2010 and The Talk Show Murders in 2011.

Net Worth 2020

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Before Fame

Growing up he wanted to be a cartoonist and he worked on a number of illustration projects for his high school. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in communications from State University of New York at Oswego in 1976.

Biography

Biography Timeline

1976

Al Roker was born in the borough of Queens, New York City, New York, the son of Isabel, of Jamaican descent, and Albert Lincoln Roker Sr., a bus driver of Bahamian descent. Roker initially wanted to be a cartoonist. He was raised Catholic, the faith of his mother, and graduated from Xavier High School in Manhattan. He attended the State University of New York at Oswego where he received a B.A. in communications in 1976.

1978

Roker’s career with NBC began in 1978 when he was hired at WKYC in Cleveland, then an NBC owned-and-operated station. After five years in Cleveland, Roker was promoted to the network’s flagship outlet, WNBC-TV in his hometown. Roker returned to New York City in late 1983 as a weekend weathercaster, and within eight months became the station’s regular weeknight weathercaster. Roker replaced 27-year WNBC-TV veteran Dr. Frank Field, who left the network over a contract dispute. From 1983 to 1996, Roker was the regular substitute for forecaster Joe Witte on the NBC News program NBC News at Sunrise, and from 1990 to 1995 filled in for Willard Scott, Bryant Gumbel and 1997 through 2000’s for Matt Lauer on the Today Show. In 1995, he became the host of The Al Roker Show, a weekend talk show on CNBC.

1984

Following an early marriage and divorce, Roker married WNBC producer Alice Bell in December 1984. They later divorced. Roker married fellow journalist Deborah Roberts on September 16, 1995. who has reported for both ABC and NBC.

1987

Roker has three children. He and Bell adopted daughter Courtney as an infant in 1987. With Roberts, Roker is the father of daughter Leila (born November 17, 1998) and son Nicholas (born July 18, 2002).

1996

In early 1996, Scott announced his semi-retirement from Today. On January 26, 1996, Roker received the regular weekday weather slot. Roker’s studio remote forecasts, interviewing visitors outside and giving them some camera time, became a staple. Roker conducted more interviews and segments on the show over time.

2002

In 2002, Roker underwent gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, which he said he did after failing at numerous diets. Eight months after the surgery, the New York Daily News reported he had dropped 100 pounds (45 kg) from his 320 lb (150 kg) figure. Roker wrote about his battle with weight loss in Never Goin’ Back: Winning the Weight Loss Battle For Good, published in 2013.

2005

In 2005, Roker reported from inside Hurricane Wilma. A popular viral video shows him swept off his feet by the fierce wind and clinging to the cameraman.

In 2005, he had a back operation. He had another knee replacement surgery in 2016.

2007

In 2007, Roker became an official supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC. He also served as the official spokesperson for Amtrak’s National Train Day, which took place on May 10, 2008.

2008

In 2008, Roker hosted NBC’s Celebrity Family Feud. He hosted a week-long feature on Today profiling five game shows and their hosts in July 2016 titled “Game On TODAY”. He has appeared as a celebrity player on both Merv Griffin game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.

2009

Writing with Dick Lochte, Roker co-authored a series of murder mysteries beginning in 2009 that feature Billy Blessing, a celebrity chef turned amateur detective. The second book in the series, The Midnight Show Murders (2010), was nominated for a 2011 Nero Award. The Morning Show Murders, also published in 2010, was made into the 2018 movie on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries with Holly Robinson Peete in the lead role.

2010

On November 7, 2010, Roker ran in the ING New York City Marathon.

2014

In November 2014, Roker embarked on a “Roker-thon”, in which he did a non-stop, 34-hour weather forecast on NBC, from 10:05 p.m. on November 12, 2014 until about 8:00 a.m. on November 14, 2014. The record-setting event was a fundraiser for the Crowdrise Campaign to benefit the military and USO. He held a “Roker-thon 2”, this time reporting weather from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. during the week from November 6 to November 13, 2015, in support of Feeding America. From March 27 until March 31, 2017, he embarked on “Roker-thon 3”, visiting colleges and setting a Guinness World Record at each one, such as the longest conga line on ice and largest human letter.

2015

On November 23, 2015, Roker alleged racial discrimination and filed a complaint after he and his son attempted to hail a cab. The cab driver reportedly then passed them in order to pick up a white man on the next block. Roker stated on Twitter that a “cabbie picked up a white guy a block away. Wonder why Uber wins?” According to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, the driver would either have to pay a $500 fine or possibly have his license suspended.

2016

In 2016, the non-fiction book Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom for Modern Times, written by Roker and his wife Deborah Roberts, was published.

2017

In addition to his role as Today Show weather man and anchor, Roker co-hosted the third hour of Today called Today’s Take, beginning November 12, 2012. Today’s Take was cancelled in February 2017 for Megyn Kelly Today and aired its final episode on September 22, 2017. After Megyn Kelly Today was cancelled in 2018, Roker returned to co-host 3rd Hour Today.

2018

It was announced on September 5, 2018 that Roker will portray Joe in the Broadway musical Waitress for a six-week run from October 5 to November 11.

In October 2018, Roker underwent emergency carpal tunnel surgery.

2019

In September 2019, he had a hip replacement surgery.

2020

In November 2020, he revealed he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2020.

🎂 Upcoming Birthday

Currently, Al Roker is 68 years, 9 months and 21 days old. Al Roker will celebrate 69th birthday on a Sunday 20th of August 2023.

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