Al Roker

Why you should listen

Al Roker is the weather and feature anchor of NBC News's TODAY as well as the co-host of Third Hour of TODAY. Throughout the years, he has reported live from some of history's worst storms and natural disasters, including Hurricane Wilma, Hurricane Isaac, Superstorm Sandy and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. In November 2014, he made history on TODAY for “Rokerthon,” in which he broke the Guinness World Record for the “Longest Uninterrupted Live Weather Report Broadcast” by providing 34 hours of continuous weather coverage. In October 2015, “Rokerthon 2” broke the Guinness World Record for the “Fastest Time to Report a Weather Forecast from All 50 US States and the District of Columbia,” which he completed in one week.

For ten years, Roker's "Lend a Hand Today" initiative took him across the country and raised millions to help small charities work towards improving conditions in their communities. He has been named “Best Weatherman” twice by New York magazine, is a recipient of the American Meteorological Society's prestigious Seal of Approval and has been a pioneer in the use of computer graphics for weathercasting. In 1994, he founded the multimedia company Al Roker Entertainment. Over the past 30 years they've been producing socially impactful stories across platforms from network broadcast and cable to digital, OTT and beyond. Today, Roker continues to develop projects that resonate deeply with audiences while championing social initiatives like climate change, as with his upcoming PBS Kids animated series Weather Hunters.