American weather presenter and author, Al Roker was born on August 20th, 1954 in Queens, New York City in the United States of America.
Al Roker was born to Albert Lincoln Roker Sr. who was a bus driver with a Bahamian descent and Isabel who was of Jamaican descent. Al Roker shares the same parents with his brother and sister, Christopher Roker and Alisa Roker.
He aspired to be a cartoonist at first. He was raised Catholic, as was his mother, and attended Xavier High School in Manhattan.
He earned a B.A. in communications from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1976. As of November 2022, Al Roker has a net worth estimated to be about $70 million approximately.
Al Roker was first married to Alice Bell from 1984 and they divorced in 1994. He then married Deborah Roberts
in 1995. He has two biological children and one adopted daughter. Nicholas Albert Roker and Leila Roker are his biological children. Courtney Roker was adopted in 1987.
From 1974 to 1976, Al Roker worked as a weather anchor for CBS station WHEN-TV (now WTVH) in Syracuse, New York, while attending SUNY Oswego. He also worked as a DJ for the school radio station, WNYO, while at Oswego.
Al Roker’s NBC career began in 1978, when he was employed at WKYC in Cleveland, which was then owned and operated by NBC. Al Roker was promoted to the network’s flagship station, WNBC-TV in his hometown, after five years in Cleveland.
Al Roker returned to New York City in late 1983 as a weekend weathercaster and became the station’s regular evening weathercaster within eight months.
Al Roker returned to New York City in late 1983 as a weekend weathercaster and became the station’s regular evening weathercaster within eight months. Al Roker took over for Dr. Frank Field, a 27-year WNBC-TV veteran who departed the network due to a contract dispute.
From 1983 through 1996, Roker was a regular substitute for NBC News forecaster Joe Witte on NBC News at Sunrise, and from 1990 to 1995, he stood in for Willard Scott, Bryant Gumbel, and Matt Lauer on Today Show.
Al Roker was given the regular weekday weather slot on January 26, 1996. Roker’s studio remote forecasts, which included interviews with guests outdoors and camera time, became a mainstay. Over time, Roker performed additional interviews and segments for the show.
From 10:05 p.m. on November 12, 2014, to about 8:00 a.m. on November 14, 2014, Al Roker began on a “Roker-thon,” in which he did a non-stop, 34-hour weather report on NBC. The event broke records as a fundraiser for the Crowdrise Campaign, which benefits the troops and the USO.
He held a “Roker-thon 2” in behalf of Feeding America, this time reporting weather from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. from November 6 to November 13, 2015.
He embarked on “Roker-thon 3” from March 27 to March 31, 2017, touring colleges and setting Guinness World Records at each one, including the longest conga line on ice and the largest human letter.
Al Roker is now married to Deborah Roberts after divorcing his ex-wife, Alice Bell in 1994. Alice worked as a WNBC producer before they got married in 1984.
Al Roker children: Meet Nicholas Albert Roker, Leila Roker and Courtney Roker
Al Roker has two biological children and one adopted daughter. Nicholas Albert Roker born on July 18th, 2002 and Leila Roker November 17th, 1998 are his biological children. Courtney Roker was adopted in 1987. Their mother is Deborah Roberts.
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