during the week from November 6 to November 13, 2015, in support of Feeding America. He held a "Rokerthon 2", this time reporting weather from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The record-setting event was a fundraiser for the Crowdrise Campaign to benefit the military and USO. In November 2014, Roker embarked on a "Rokerthon", in which he did a non-stop, 34-hour weather forecast on NBC, from 10:05 p.m. Years later, as an NBC News reporter at Biden's own 2021 inauguration, Roker received a fist bump from the newly inaugurated president moments before Biden entered the White House. After Megyn Kelly Today was cancelled in 2018, Roker returned to co-host 3rd Hour Today.ĭuring the 2013 inauguration of Barack Obama, Roker received a handshake from Joe Biden. Today's Take was cancelled in February 2017 for Megyn Kelly Today and aired its final episode on September 22, 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. A popular viral video shows him swept off his feet by the fierce wind and clinging to the cameraman. In 2005, Roker reported from inside Hurricane Wilma. He continues the daily tradition of birthday wishes to centenarians that began with Scott. Roker conducted more interviews and segments on the show over time. Roker's studio remote forecasts, interviewing visitors outside and giving them some camera time, became a staple. On January 26, 1996, Roker received the regular weekday weather slot. In early 1996, Scott announced his semi-retirement from Today. He also substituted on the weekday edition of Today when Willard Scott was ill or away.įull time on the Today show (1996–present) This led to Roker becoming the forecaster for Weekend Today. Roker received wider exposure when David Letterman asked him to join in an elevator race on an episode of the talk show Late Night with David Letterman, which taped across the hall from the WNBC news studio in the GE Building.
In 1995, he became the host of The Al Roker Show, a weekend talk show on CNBC. 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. Frank Field, who left the network over a contract dispute. Roker replaced 27-year WNBC-TV veteran Dr. Roker returned to New York City in late 1983 as a weekend weathercaster, and within eight months became the station's regular weeknight weathercaster. After five years in Cleveland, Roker was promoted to the network's flagship outlet, WNBC-TV in his hometown. Roker's career with NBC began in 1978 when he was hired at WKYC in Cleveland, then an NBC owned-and-operated station. and took a weathercasting position at independent station WTTG, then owned by Metromedia, remaining there for much of the next two years.
Following the completion of his studies, Roker moved to Washington, D.C.
During his time in Oswego, he also DJ'd at the campus radio station, WNYO. Roker worked as a weather anchor for CBS affiliate WHEN-TV (now WTVH) in Syracuse, New York from 1974 until 1976, while he was enrolled at SUNY Oswego. Roker outside the Pentagon during Barack Obama's 2009 Inauguration Early career (1974–95)
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