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Albert Lincoln Roker Jr.

Al Roker is a legendary American weather presenter and TV personality, best known for his long-standing role as the weather anchor on NBC’s Today. With a career spanning over five decades, he has become one of the most trusted and recognizable faces on television. In 2026, he reached a historic milestone of 30 years as the Today show’s lead weekday weather anchor.

Overview

Albert Lincoln Roker Jr.'s Profile

Al Roker is an American television personality, weather anchor, and journalist best known for his decades-long role on NBC’s Today. He was born Albert Lincoln Roker Jr. on August 20, 1954, in Queens, New York City. He attended the State University of New York at Oswego, where he earned a degree in communications in 1976. While in college, Roker worked as a weather anchor at WHEN-TV (a CBS affiliate) as well as a DJ at the campus radio station. 

After college, Roker worked as a weathercaster for several TV outlets before joining NBC’s flagship station, WNBC-TV, in 1983. He started as a weekend weathercaster and was shortly promoted to the station’s weekday night weathercaster. While at WNBC-TV, he also served as a substitute weather anchor for NBC news programs such as NBC News at Sunrise and the Today Show. 

Al Roker took over as the regular weekday weather anchor on NBC’s Today after Willard Scott left the show. He has served as the program’s weather anchor co-host on the third hour since then. Over his career, he has won multiple Emmy Awards and holds a Guinness World Record for a 34-hour live weather report in 2014. 

Al Roker has been married three times, first to his college girlfriend, Mary Puglisi (1976–1983). His second marriage was to WNBC producer Alice Bell (1984–1994), with whom she adopted a daughter. He is currently married to TV journalist Deborah Roberts (married 1995), and the couple has two children: a daughter and a son.

Quick Facts

  • Full Name: Albert Lincoln Roker Jr.
  • Gender: Male
  • Date of Birth: 1954-08-20
  • Nationality: American
  • Ethnicity: Afro-Caribbean, Black
  • Sexual Orientation: Straight
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Career Start: 1974
  • Current Network:
  • Years Active
  • Estimated Salary: $10,000,000

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TV Shows​

A list of television shows hosted by this host, including current programs and previous presenting roles.

Saturday Today, NBC's Saturday morning news program
Saturday Today
The Today Show
Today

Networks

A list of Networks that this host has worked for.

Personal Life

Family, relationships and background

  • Marriage from 1995 to (ABC news anchor. They met in 1990 when Roberts joined NBC, and began dating in 1992.)
  • Marriage Alice Bell from 1984 to 1994 (A television producer at WNBC-TV. They separated in 1992.)
  • Marriage Mary Puglisi from 1976 to 1980 (Al Roker's first wife. They were college sweethearts and tied the knot on graduation day.)
  • Courtney Roker Laga , a adopted child with Alice Bell, born in 1987
  • Leila Roker, a biological child with , born in 1998
  • Nicholas "Nick" Roker , a biological child with , born in 2002

Education

Educational background and qualifications

  • Xavier High School, Manhattan, New York City, New York
  • Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the State University of New York at Oswego

Net Worth & Income

Income sources, net worth, and properties.

  • Primary income from his NBC News contract as weather and feature anchor of Today and co-host of Today's Third Hour.
  • Owns Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., a production company that produces programming for NBC, PBS, A&E, The History Channel, E!, Discovery Networks, Oxygen, TV ONE, and the Cartoon Network.
  • Royalties from published titles, including the co-authored Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom for Modern Times (with Deborah Roberts, 2016), the Billy Blessing murder mystery series (co-written with Dick Lochte, 2009–present), and multiple cookbooks.

Awards

Awards & recognition

  • Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Morning Program, Today team (2007)
  • Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Morning Program, Today team (2009)
  • Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Morning Program, Today team (2010)
  • Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Morning Program, Today team (2020).
  • News & Documentary Emmy Award — Lifetime Achievement Award (2025)
  • Guinness World Record — Longest Uninterrupted Live Weather Report Broadcast (34 hours), Rokerthon, NBC (2014)
  • Broadcast + Cable Hall of Fame — Inducted in 2023.
  • Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism — National Press Foundation (2024).