Al Roker is the weather and feature anchor of NBC News’ TODAY. He also co-hosts the third hour of TODAY. He joined in January 1996. Roker has been named Best Weatherman twice by New York Magazine. He is a recipient of the American Meteorological Society’s prestigious Seal of Approval and has won three Daytime Emmy Awards as part of TODAY’s recognition as the best morning newscast (2007, 2009, 2010).
For ten years, from 2001 to 2010, and again in 2017, Roker’s “Lend a Hand Today” initiative took him across the country and raised millions to help small charities work towards improving conditions in their communities. Raised in Queens, N.Y., Roker resides in Manhattan with his wife, ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts. Roker has two daughters and one son.
Among many highlights of his career as an interviewer, Roker conducted an exclusive interview with Peanuts creator Charles Shulz shortly before his death from colon cancer. Since 1985, Roker has co-hosted the annual Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting. He also co-hosts the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Rose Bowl Parade.