American weather presenter and author Al Roker was born on August 20, 1954, in Queens, New York, United States of America.
Al Roker was born to Albert Lincoln Roker Sr., a bus driver of Bahamian descent, and Isabel, of Jamaican descent. Al Roker has the same parents as his brother and sister Christopher Roker and Alisa Roker.
At first, he aspired to become a designer. Like his mother, he was raised Catholic and attended Xavier High School in Manhattan.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1976. As of November 2022, Al Roker’s net worth is estimated to be around $70 million.
Al Roker first married Alice Bell in 1984 and the two divorced in 1994. He later married Deborah Roberts
in 1995. He has two biological children and an 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 studying at SUNY Oswego. In Oswego, he also worked as a DJ for WNYO school radio.
Al Roker’s NBC career began in 1978 while he was employed at WKYC in Cleveland, 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 as a weekend weather reporter in late 1983 and within eight months became the station’s regular weather reporter.
Al Roker returned to New York as a weekend weather reporter in late 1983 and within eight months became the station’s regular weather reporter. Al Roker took over as Dr. Frank Field, a 27-year WNBC-TV veteran who left the station due to a contract dispute.
From 1983 to 1996, Roker regularly replaced NBC News forecaster Joe Witte on NBC News at Sunrise, and from 1990 to 1995 he replaced Willard Scott, Bryant Gumbel and Matt Lauer on the Today Show.
Al Roker got the regular weekday weather slot on January 26, 1996. Roker’s studio remote forecasts, which included outdoor guest interviews and camera time, became a mainstay. Over time, Roker did additional interviews and segments for the show.
From 10:05 p.m. on November 12, 2014 to approximately 8:00 a.m. on November 14, 2014, Al Roker launched a “Roker-thon” during which he broadcast a weather report on NBC continuously for 34 hours. The event broke records as a fundraiser for the Crowdrise campaign, which benefits the troops and the USO.
He organized a “Roker-thon 2” on behalf of Feeding America, this time reporting on the weather in all 50 states and Washington, DC, from November 6-13, 2015.
He embarked on “Roker-thon 3” from March 27 to 31, 2017, visiting universities and setting Guinness World Records along the way, including longest conga line on ice and largest human letter .
Al Roker is now married to Deborah Roberts after divorcing his ex-wife Alice Bell in 1994. Alice worked as a producer for WNBC before getting married in 1984.
Al Roker’s Parents: Meet Albert Lincoln Roker Sr. and Isabel Roker
Al Roker was born to Isabel and Albert Lincoln Roker Sr. His father worked as a bus driver and he is of Bahamian descent and his mother was of Jamaican descent. They had three children together; Al Roker, Christopher Roker and Alisa Roker.
Her grandchildren are: Nicholas Albert Roker, Courtney Roker and Leila Roker.