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Al Roker

Born August 20, 1954 (1954-08-20) (age 53)
Queens, New York, USA
Occupation Weather Forecaster, Television Personality, Radio Personality
Website
www.alroker.com

Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker, Jr. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention A radio personality (also known as a radio host or a radio presenter) is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting (born August 20, 1954) is an American television broadcaster, best known as the weather anchor for NBC's Today show. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. He holds American Meteorological Society Television Seal #238. The American Meteorological Society ( AMS) promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic

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Personal life

Born in the New York City borough of Queens, New York, in 1954, Roker initially wanted to be a cartoonist before he got into television. The City of New York He was raised Catholic (in the faith of his devoutly Catholic mother) and graduated from the prestigious Xavier High School in Manhattan. Xavier High School is a male only Jesuit university-preparatory High school located at 30 West 16th Street Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York [1] 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 in college. The State University of New York at Oswego, also known as SUNY Oswego and Oswego State, was founded in 1861 as Oswego Normal School by Edward Austin He worked in television around the Cleveland and New York areas before he became a weatherman for WNBC in New York City. WNBC Channel 4 is the flagship station of the NBC television network located in New York City.

In 2001, Roker had a knee operation. In 2002, in accordance with his late father's wish, Roker underwent gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, which he said he did after failing at numerous diets. Gastric bypass procedures (GBP are any of a group of similar operations used to treat Morbid obesity —the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue—and the health Dieting is the practice of ingesting food in a regulated fashion to achieve or maintain a controlled weight Eight months after the surgery, the New York Daily News reported he dropped 100 pounds (45 kg) off his 320-pound figure. The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily Newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703137 [2] In 2005 Roker had a back operation. Since then, he appears to have regained some weight. [3]

His wife is fellow journalist Deborah Roberts, who has done reporting for both ABC and NBC where she met Roker when she first joined the network in 1990 as a reporter. Deborah Roberts (born September 20 1960) is an American journalist and television news correspondent The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's They both worked together on Today from 1990-1995 with Roberts filling in for Faith Daniels, Margaret Larson and Matt Lauer at the Newsdesk and Roker filling in for Willard Scott as the weatherman. Faith Daniels ( March 9, 1957, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) became nationally known for her role in anchoring some of America's most popular News Margaret Larson is a 25-year veteran of Broadcast journalism. Matthew Todd Lauer ( December 30, 1957) is an American television personality best known as the host of NBC 's The Today Show Willard Herman Scott Jr (born March 7 1934 in Alexandria Virginia) is an American media personality and author best known for his work on NBC 's Al Roker has three children.

Career

In the 1990s, he was the host of a CNBC show, and, in 1996-1997 hosted a game show on MSNBC called Remember This?. CNBC (an abbreviation for the " C onsumer N ews and B usiness C hannel" its official name until 1991 is a cable and MSNBC is a 24-hour cable television news channel based in the United States and available in Canada. Remember This? was a College Bowl / It's Academic -type weekend game show that tested contestants' knowledge of facts behind the NBC News headlines

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. David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American late-night Talk show host and Comedian and the host since 1993 A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy Talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. The GE Building is an Art Deco Skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of the Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan. That led Roker to getting a job as the weatherman for Weekend Today, where he did the weather for nine years. Weekend Today is an American morning news and talk show airing weekend mornings on the NBC Television network. He also substituted on the weekday edition of Today when Willard Scott was ill or away. Willard Herman Scott Jr (born March 7 1934 in Alexandria Virginia) is an American media personality and author best known for his work on NBC 's In 1996, Scott announced his semi-retirement from the show, and Roker received the weekday weatherman position on Today, where he has been since. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. 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 was doing a report from inside Hurricane Wilma. Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. 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. A viral video is a Video clip that gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing typically through Email or

Roker is a huge game show fan, as he 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 and Jeopardy!. In 2008, Roker is expected to host the NBC celebrity primetime version of Family Feud. Family Feud is a popular Television Game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type [4] (Al Roker replaced Meredith Vieira for a week of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire shows on March 5-9, 2007. Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American Journalist, Television personality, and Game show host In the United States, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (also known simply as Millionaire) is a Television Game show which )

Roker also hosts various programs on The Food Network, namely Roker on the Road and Tricked-Out Tailgating. Food Network is a cable network that airs specials and recurring (episodic programs about food and cooking He is also the author of several non-fiction books, and an avid barbecue enthusiast. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as Fact. barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City.

Al Roker currently serves as the official spokesperson for Amtrak's National Train Day, to take place on May 10, 2008. [5]

Controversy

After Don Imus made controversial comments on his radio show about the Rutgers University women's basketball team, Al Roker expressed his outrage on his blog. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of He wrote:

"I, for one, am really tired of the diatribes, the 'humor' at others' expense, the cruelty that passes for 'funny. ' Don Imus isn't the only one doing this, but today he's the one in the hot seat. "[6]

On May 8, 2007, when going to commercial, Al Roker was heard off camera saying the word "Mammy" while two women were on screen receiving mud facials for another show segment. The Mammy Archetype is the portrayal within a narrative framework or other imagery of a domestic servant of African descent generally good-natured often A facial is a cosmetic treatment of the face commonly involving a variety of skin treatments including steam exfoliation, extraction creams lotions masks This was in response to the two women appearing to be in blackface. Blackface in the narrow sense is a style of theatrical Makeup that originated in the United On June 7, 2007, Roker referenced the Olympic logo for 2012:

Remember that controversial Olympic logo for the 2012 Olympics in London? Some folks have complained that the campaign actually sent them into epileptic seizures. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games 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 . . .

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. "[7] On July 19, 2007, Roker was scheduled to appear on the Opie & Anthony Show to talk about the incident, but at the last minute Roker cancelled. Opie ( Gregg Hughes, born May 23, 1963) Anthony ( Anthony Cumia, born April 26, 1961) and Jim [8]

Signature phrases

Other appearances and activities

References

  1. ^ Al Roker Biography, The Biography Channel. The Biography Channel (or simply bio) is an American Digital cable Television channel owned by A&E and based on the television Accessed November 18, 2007. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "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. "
  2. ^ Connor, Tracy (November 17, 2002), “Stars put fat-fighting surgery in the spotlight”, New York Daily News: 10 
  3. ^ Wii on the Today Show. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily Newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703137 Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
  4. ^ The Hollywood Reporter
  5. ^ http://www.nationaltrainday.com/events-information.
  6. ^ Al's Journal - Don Imus.
  7. ^ Joker Roker: 'Sorry'.
  8. ^ Al Roker Hides From Opie & Anthony Confrontation, FMQB, July 19, 2007.
  9. ^ Barrett, Liz (October 18, 2006). Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Al Roker Sure Loves His "Man Candy". Columbia Journalism Review. The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR is an American magazine for professional journalists published bimonthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Retrieved on 2007-03-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good
  10. ^ Al Roker Radio Weather Network at United Stations Radio Network
  11. ^ John Wetherbee Radio Weather Service at United Stations Radio Network
  12. ^ Trivia for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993). IMDB. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
  13. ^ Celebrity Friends of RMHC. McDonald's Corporation.

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