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Personal Information

Born Albert Lincoln Roker, Jr., on August 20, 1954, in New York, NY; son of Albert Lincoln (a bus driver and union negotiator); married third wife, Deborah Roberts (a television journalist), September 16, 1995; children: two daughters and one son
Education: State University of New York at Oswego, BA, communications, 1976.

Career

WTVH-TV, Syracuse, NY, weekend weather anchor, 1974-75, weekly weather anchor, 1975-76; WTTG-TV, Washington, DC, weather anchor, 1976-78; WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH, weather anchor, 1978-83; WNBC-TV, New York City, 1983-, began as weekend weather anchor, worked as local weekly weathercaster, currently weather anchor for Today Show; CNBC-TV, New York City, host of weekend talk show The Al Roker Show, 1995-.

Life's Work

Al Roker may describe himself as "goofy-looking" and "nothing special," but his combination of accurate forecasting and warm, relaxed delivery have won him possibly the most visible weather anchor position on television. Roker is the weekday weathercaster for the National Broadcasting Company's Today Show, a morning news-and-information program watched by millions and millions of Americans. Roker inherited his position on Today from the equally affable Willard Scott in 1995, adding a new laurel to a two-decade career in the television weather forecasting business. He is also host of his own cable channel weekend talk show, The Al Roker Show. Success has done little to alter Roker's working methods--or his opinion of himself. "We know weather is one of the main reasons people tune in to the news," he said in the New York Times. "So I try to do my best to be accurate. Then I hope for the best."

Roker comes from a blue-collar background where his hard-working parents stressed education and achievement. His father, Albert Lincoln Roker, was a bus driver who also served as a labor-relations negotiator for New York City's Transit Authority. His mother was a homemaker who raised the six Roker children in a home in the St. Albans section of Queens, New York. Al Jr., the oldest in the family, graduated from Manhattan's Xavier High School, where he spent four years developing his comic skills and indulging his interests in graphic art.

The cost of tuition at a private college was out of reach for the Roker family, so Al attended the State University of New York at Oswego. There he majored in graphic communications, but he took classes in meteorology to satisfy the university's science requirements. Roker found he had a talent for meteorology, and his interest in the science grew as his studies progressed. While still a sophomore in college, he landed a part-time job as weekend weather forecaster at nearby WTVH-TV in Syracuse. By the time he earned his bachelor's degree in 1976, he had been promoted to weekday weathercaster at the station. Roker did not earn a degree in meteorology, but few television weather forecasters do. In fact, his background contains more science than that of many of his colleagues, and he became known for writing his own forecasts and using NBC's radar--rather than the National Weather Service--to keep him up-to-date on local and national weather.

Soon after graduating from college, Roker took a job as weathercaster for WTTG-TV in Washington, DC. WTTG is a local independent station, and while there the young Roker had ample opportunity to study other weather anchors' techniques. One local hero Roker studied was the chubby and avuncular Willard Scott, who was then forecasting weather at the NBC affiliate in the nation's capital. Today Roker credits Scott with teaching him the secret to a long career on the air. "I used to be crazy, do all kinds of gimmicky things," Roker admitted in the New York Times. "Willard took me aside one day and said, 'Just be yourself. It'll last a lot longer.'"

From WTTG Roker moved on to WKYC-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. The job in the Midwest was Roker's first with an NBC affiliate, and--as an avid weather-watcher--he admits that he misses the assignment in Cleveland. After five years at WKYC, Roker moved on in 1983 to WNBC-TV in New York City. His parents, who were still living in Queens, were thrilled to welcome him home.

Roker's first position with WNBC was weekend weather anchor. By 1985 he had worked his way up to weekly weather forecaster, earning New York magazine's "Best Weatherman" award. Roker had the same easygoing, ordinary-guy delivery that characterizes his weather spots now, but he also exhibited a keen understanding of meteorology on both a local and national level. He seemed at ease urging New Yorkers to play hooky from work on sunny spring days, and deeply committed and serious when tracking Atlantic hurricanes and other dangerous weather. With an 80 percent accuracy rate, he quickly earned the American Meteorological Society's prestigious Seal of Approval.

Asked in a 1987 New York magazine profile if he would like to replace Willard Scott on the Today Show at some point, Roker disclaimed any ambitions. "Willard is my idol. The idea of stepping into his shoes terrifies me," he said. Over the next decade, Roker had ample opportunity to shed his fears and prepare to be Scott's replacement. In addition to his duties with the weekly local NBC newscast, he became weathercaster for the weekend edition of Today and a substitute for Scott on weekdays. By the time Scott retired in 1995, Roker had firmly established himself as the heir apparent and continued to hold the position a decade later.

A yo-yo dieter with thick glasses who stands about five-feet-eight, Roker thinks a great deal of his appeal lies in his "ordinary Joe" persona. "It's part of my stock in trade," he explained in the New York Times. "People look at me and feel superior." Whatever the secret of his success, Roker has achieved what many would consider the pinnacle of television weather forecasting success as the national weather correspondent for the highly rated Today Show. Unlike his predecessor, however, Roker has not just settled into the staff of Today with no further ambitions. Late in 1995 he inaugurated The Al Roker Show, a weekend talk show run on the cable channel CNBC. He also served as narrator for a Public Broadcasting System documentary on weather entitled Savage Skies.

Roker's fans are many and diverse. Entertainment Weekly once dubbed him a "Cool Ordinary Guy." MTV did a feature on him called "What It's Like To Be Al." And everyone from New York's mayor Rudolph Giuliani to reporter Barbara Walters turned up at his 1995 wedding to television journalist Deborah Roberts. Roker, who lives in New York, seemed truly content with his celebrity status and his high-profile job at NBC. "Our problem is that sometimes we have too much fun," he said of himself and his Today co-hosts in the New York Times. "We forget we're on television."

While Roker continued to hold his spot on the Today Show, he continually branched out in diverse directions. He set up Al Roker Productions, Inc. in 1994 to do "all things Al," according to Roker's Web site. He has published a parenting book and two cookbooks. He appeared on Dateline in 2004 to report on his health status two and a half years after undergoing gastric bypass surgery to reduce his weight. He hosted a special on NBC called "All Roker Investigates: Katie.com," which offered viewers information about Internet predators. And he hosted a Court TV show called "Faulty Forensics" that revealed the devastating consequences in the criminal justice system due to poor procedures in a Houston crime lab. His travel series called Going Places won high ratings on PBS. Whatever his interest, Roker seemed able to craft it into a package for audiences, making TV Guide contributor J. Max Robins wonder: "Is Al Roker laying the groundwork to be the next Oprah?" It seems the answer is yes.

Awards

Recipient of two Emmy Awards for weather forecasting; twice named Best Weatherman by New York magazine; holder of American Meteorological Society's Seal of Approval.

Works

Selected writings

• Don't Make Me Stop This Car: Adventures in Fatherhood, Scribner, 2000.
• Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue, Scribner, 2002.
• Al Roker's Hassle-Free Holiday Cookbook: More Than 125 Recipes for Family Celebrations All Year Long, Scribner, 2003.

Further Reading

Periodicals

• Chicago Tribune, June 27, 2004.
• Entertainment Weekly, February 11, 1994, p. 42.
• Grand Rapids Press, August 25, 2004.
• Houston Chronicle, November 5, 2004.
• New York, August 17, 1987, p. 20.
• New York Times, September 2, 1992, pp. C1, C10.
• People, January 23, 1995, p. 73; October 2, 1995, p. 72.
• TV Guide, September 2002.

• Al Roker, www.roker.com (January 31, 2005).

• Additional information supplied by NBC News, Inc.

— Anne Janette Johnson and Sara Pendergast

Al Roker
At the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009
Born	Albert Lincoln Roker, Jr. (1954-08-20) August 20, 1954 (age 57) Queens, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	State University of New York at Oswego (B.A. Communications, 1976)
Occupation	TV weatherman, actor, author
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Deborah Roberts (since 1995)
Website
alroker.com

Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker, Jr. (born August 20, 1954) is an American television weatherman as well as an actor and book author. He is best known as being the weather anchor on NBC's Today.^[1] On Monday, July 20, 2009, he began co-hosting his new morning show, Wake Up with Al,^[2] on The Weather Channel,^[2] which airs weekdays from 6am to 7am ET, one hour earlier than Today. He holds an expired American Meteorological Society Television Seal, #238. Writing with Dick Lochte, Roker began a series of murder mysteries 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.^[3]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 3.1 Health problems 3.2 Charity work 4 Controversy 5 Signature phrases 6 Other appearances and activities 7 Filmography 8 Bibliography 8.1 Billy Blessing novels 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Early life

Roker was born in Queens, New York,^[4] the son of Isabel, of Jamaican descent, and Albert Lincoln Roker, Sr.,^[5] a labor relations negotiator, bus driver and dispatcher of Bahamian descent.^[6] Roker initially wanted to be a cartoonist.^[5] He was raised Catholic^[5] (in the faith of his mother) and graduated from Xavier High School in Manhattan.^[7] He worked on several projects as a member of the school's Cartooning & Illustration Club. He attended the State University of New York at Oswego where he double-majored in graphic design and broadcasting/journalism. Roker is the cousin of the late actress Roxie Roker, who was most notable for her role on the sitcom The Jeffersons and the mother of popular rock musician Lenny Kravitz.^[8]

Career

Roker outside the Pentagon.

Before the national recognition, Roker worked as a weather anchor for CBS affiliate WHEN-TV (now WTVH) in Syracuse, New York from 1974 until 1976, while he was still enrolled at SUNY Oswego. Following the completion of his collegiate studies, Roker moved to Washington, D.C. and took a weathercasting position at independent station WTTG, then owned by Metromedia, remaining there for much of the next two years.

Roker's career with NBC began in 1978 when he was hired at WKYC-TV in Cleveland, then an NBC owned-and-operated station. After five successful 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 meteorologist, 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 after 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 on the Today Show. In 1995, he became the host of The Al Roker Show,^[9] a weekend talk show on CNBC. In 1996–1997, he hosted a game show on MSNBC called Remember This?.^[9]

Roker started getting more exposure, especially when David Letterman asked him to do an elevator race with him in one episode of his talk show Late Night with David Letterman, which taped across the hall from WNBC's news studio in the GE Building. That led Roker to getting a job as the forecaster for Weekend Today, where he did the weather for nine years.^[6] He also substituted on the weekday edition of Today^[6] when Willard Scott was ill or away. In 1996, Scott announced his semi-retirement from the show, and Roker received the weekday weather position on Today, where he has been since. He officially joined Today on January 26, 1996. Roker became popular for doing his forecasts outside of the studio, interviewing audience members and giving some of them camera time. Roker also began doing more interviews and segments on the show as time progressed.

In 2005, Roker reported from inside Hurricane Wilma.^[10] A popular viral video exists on the internet of Roker being swept off his feet by the force of the hurricane and holding on to his cameraman.^[10]

Roker is a game show fan, and hosted a week-long segment on Today in honor of five game shows and their hosts. He also appeared as a celebrity player on both Wheel of Fortune^[11] and Jeopardy!.^[11] In 2008, Roker hosted NBC's Celebrity Family Feud.^[12][13] Roker also substituted Meredith Vieira for a week of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire shows on March 5–9, 2007.^[14]

Roker also hosts various programs on The Food Network,^[15] namely, Roker on the Road,^[15] and, Tricked-Out Tailgating. He is also the author of several non-fiction books, and an avid barbecue enthusiast.^[12][13]

Roker was also the forecaster for several radio stations, including the New York smooth jazz radio station WQCD (101.9 FM) and for Cleveland smooth jazz station WNWV (107.3 FM). The service was called the "Al Roker Radio Weather Network", it was provided by United Stations Radio Networks. He has since been replaced on those networks by Accuweather.^[16] Roker currently (2010) has a five-hour weekday morning stint 6–11 a.m. on The Weather Channel (TWC).

Personal life

Roker's wife, his third, is fellow journalist Deborah Roberts,^[17] who has reported for both ABC^[17] and NBC,^[17] meeting Roker when she joined the latter in 1990 as a reporter. Roker has three children.

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

In the July 2011 issue of Us Weekly in 25 Things You Did not Know About Me, Roker is a second cousin of rocker Lenny Kravitz.

Health problems

In 2002,^[18] Roker underwent gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, which he said he did after failing at numerous diets. Eight months after that surgery, the New York Daily News reported he dropped 100 pounds (45 kg) off his 320-pound figure.^[19] On Thursday, June 7, Roker underwent a total knee arthoplasty (replacement, or "TKR") on his left knee. In 2005, Roker had a back operation.

Charity work

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.^[20] He also served as the official spokesperson for Amtrak's National Train Day, which took place on May 10, 2008.^[21]

Controversy

On June 7, 2007, Roker referenced the logo for 2012 Summer Olympics:

Remember that controversial Olympic logo for the 2012 Olympics in London? Some folks have complained that the campaign actually sent them into epileptic seizures. Well, we asked you to weigh in on our website in an informal poll; those of you who could get up off the floor after shaking around were able to actually log in.^[22]

The following day Roker stated, "I started joking about [the logo]. I want to make this clear—I was not joking about epilepsy or anyone who suffers from epilepsy. We understand and know that this is a serious affliction and would never joke about that. We were joking about the logo—not about epilepsy. If anybody was offended, I heartily and really humbly apologize."^[22] He was called a "kook" by a local weather lady when she thought that she was off air.^{[citation needed]}

Sasha Baron Cohen, in character as Admiral Gen. Aladeen, at a Today interview, said "How is your eunuch Al Roker?".

Signature phrases

• On many occasions on Today he has used the phrase "man candy" to describe attractive males.^[23]

• At the end of his weather segments when they cut to local broadcasters for regional updates he says "That's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods". (Willard Scott's outcue phrase was "Here's what's happening in your world, even as we speak.")

• When he mentions Sunday's weather forecast on Fridays, oftentimes he restates the word "Sunday" sounding like it's coming from an echo chamber. This is likely related to radio ads for Sunday races e.g. at drag strips, "Sunday, Sunday(echo), Thompson Drag Raceway..." which was commonly heard e.g. on Cleveland radio.

Other appearances and activities

• On the May 9, 1998, episode of Saturday Night Live (hosted by David Duchovny), Roker appeared in a "Mango" sketch with Matt Lauer. Usually, the sketch follows the fruitless pursuit of Mango by a character (portrayed by the host). In the middle of this particular sketch, Roker appeared as the object of Lauer's affection. Instead of the famous catch-phrase "Mango, Mango!" Lauer says, "Roker, ROKER!!"
• During the inaugural parade of President Barack Obama, Al Roker was able to get the "first interview" with the President by removing his Fedora hat and yelling to the walking President to come over. Acknowledging Roker, Obama continued walking along the parade route, telling him "it's warm!"^[24]
• Roker holds the record for most appearances on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", with over 30. He would often appear on the show as a last minute replacement if a previously scheduled guest canceled their appearance.^[25]
• Roker became an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity on August 19, 2009.
• Roker appeared in some commercials for PBS Kids and one of its shows, Between the Lions.
• Roker appeared as a guest singer for The Wiggles song and video ""Thank you Mr Weatherman"" where he sported an orange Wiggles outfit.
• Roker appeared in an episode of Will and Grace, "Acting Out," in which he played himself.
• In the movie Men in Black Roker appears in an on-screen montage of aliens living on earth in human form.

Filmography

• 2011: The Wiggles Ukulele Baby!
• 2009: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (voice)
• 2008: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (voice)
• 2005: Robots (voice)
• 2003: Cyberchase (voice, 3 episodes)
• 2003: Wholey Moses (short film, voice)
• 2003: Freedom: A History of Us (History Channel special)
• 1997: The Single Guy (1 episode)
• 1996: NewsRadio (1 episode)
• 1993: Seinfeld (The Cigar Store Indian, 1 episode)

Bibliography

2000: Don't Make Me Stop This Car! reflections on fatherhood ISBN 9780684868936

Billy Blessing novels

• 2009: The Morning Show Murders. Co-authored by Dick Lochte. ISBN 0-385-34368-X.
• 2010: The Midnight Show Murders. Co-authored by Dick Lochte; nominated for the 2011 Nero Award. ISBN 0-385-34369-8.
• 2011: The Talk Show Murders. Co-authored by Dick Lochte. ISBN 0-385-34370-1.

See also

• Bahamian American
• The Proud Family

References

Notes

1. ^ "Al Roker - TODAY.com". Today.msnbc.msn.com. 2010-06-23. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/4515729/. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Shea, Danny (April 29, 2009). ""Wake Up With Al": Roker Gets Weather Channel Morning Show". Huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/29/wake-up-with-al-roker-get_n_192708.html. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
3. ^ Cogdill, Oline, "The 2011 Nero Award Nominees"; Mystery Scene, June 15, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011
4. ^ "Al Roker Biography". Biography.com. 1954-08-20. http://www.biography.com/articles/Al-Roker-16194661. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Al Roker Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800278099/bio. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} "Al Roker Biography (1954-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/62/Al-Roker.html. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
7. ^ Al Roker Biography, The Biography Channel. Accessed November 18, 2007. "After graduating from Xavier High School in Manhattan, Roker studied communications at State University of New York at Oswego, where he got his first shot at weathercasting."
8. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0737967/bio
9. ^ ^{a b} "Al Roker : Chefs". Food Network. http://www.foodnetwork.com/al-roker/bio/index.html. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Al Roker Blown by Hurricane Wilma". I Am Bored. http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=13668. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "Al Roker to host ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ - TODAY Entertainment - TODAY.com". Today.msnbc.msn.com. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23991842/. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
12. ^ ^{a b} "Celebrity Family Feud | Watch Episodes Online for Free - Family Feud, All American Summer & Game Shows | Celebrity Family Feud - NBC Official Site". Nbc.com. http://www.nbc.com/Celebrity_Family_Feud/. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
13. ^ ^{a b} Orlando Sentinel - Al Roker to host "Celebrity Family Feud" by Hal Boedeker^{[dead link]}
14. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0993669/
15. ^ ^{a b} "Roker on the Road". Food Network. http://www.foodnetwork.com/roker-on-the-road/index.html. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
16. ^ Al Roker Radio Weather Network at United Stations Radio Network
17. ^ ^{a b c} "Deborah Roberts - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2007-04-28. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=126352. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
18. ^ "The skinny on Roker's weight loss: Gastric bypass". USA Today. November 3, 2002. http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2002-11-03-media-mix_x.htm. Retrieved April 23, 2010. 
19. ^ Connor, Tracy (November 17, 2002). "Stars put fat-fighting surgery in the spotlight". Daily News (Daily News): p. 10. 
20. ^ "Celebrity Friends of RMHC". McDonald's Corporation. http://rmhc.org/friends-of-rmhc/celebrity-friends/. 
21. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
22. ^ ^{a b} Starr, Michael (June 9, 2007). "Joker Roker: 'Sorry'". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/seven/06092007/tv/joker_roker__sorry_tv_michael_starr.htm. 
23. ^ Barrett, Liz (October 18, 2006). "Al Roker Sure Loves His "Man Candy"". Columbia Journalism Review. http://www.cjrdaily.org/behind_the_news/al_roker_sure_loves_his_man_ca.php. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
24. ^ "Al gets 'first interview' with President Barack Obama". Al Roker blog on MSNBC.com. January 20, 2009. http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/20/1753506.aspx. Retrieved March 13, 2009. 
25. ^ "Al Roker Trivia and Quotes on". Tv.com. http://www.tv.com/al-roker/person/26368/trivia.html?tag=blackout#. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 

External links

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• Official website
• Al Roker at the Internet Movie Database
• Al Roker Investigates at CourtTV.com
• Roker's NBC biography
• Al Roker at Foodnetwork.com
• "Al Roker chats with Mad Dog & Billie on Toronto's MIX FM". Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070128230910/http://www.999mixfm.com/audio_video_mdb. 
• Roker's Favorite Books
• Al's Book Club for Kids

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Name	Roker, Al
Alternative names	Roker, Albert Lincoln, Jr.
Short description	Weather presenter, television and radio personality
Date of birth	August 20, 1954
Place of birth	Queens, New York, USA
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