What don’t most people know about Al Roker?
Notably, in November of 2020, Roker announced that he’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
“Good news is we caught it early,” Roker toldToday.
“Not great news is that it’s a little aggressive.”
Here is what most people don’t know about Al Roker.
“I want the strip to reflect Syracuse,” he explained.
“You know, a good time.”
Some found work at their colleges themselves, while others just babysat to get by.
But not Al Roker.
“I was doing anything to pay the bills,” Roker recalled.
He remained there for five years, as noted byToday,before moving up into the broadcast world.
As noted byYahoo!,Roker soon started to sit in for famed weatherman andTodaystaple Willard Scott.
“He’s a friend.
He is literally my second dad,” Roker toldTodaywhen Scott officially retired.
But Roker didn’t stop at just reporting the weather.
But in addition to those accomplishments,Al Roker holds world records you didn’t know about.
Yes, you read that correctly.
He was welcomed back by his family, one more goat, and The Rockettes.
You read that right, Roker helped almost 600 students create and execute a conga lineon ice!
All they had to do was stand up and maintain the conga line for five whole minutes.
What sounds a little insane probably ended up being a highlight for a lot of those college students.
But he can add one more thing to his extensive resume: producer.
He also was behind the PBS showSavage Skies,a series that focused on different natural weather severities.
Roker’s appearance inWaitresswasn’t the first time he performed on stage.
He’d previously played the “Mystery Guest” in the comedy showThe Play What I Wrotein 2003.
“Al is the epitome of pie, ladies and gentlemen,” she said, as noted byToday.
Bell was educated and successful in her own right, which we love to see.
Roker and Bell adopted a daughter together, Courtney Roker, but their relationship ultimately ended.
After almost a decade of marriage, Roker and Bell got divorced (viaPeople).
“Al was so sweet,” Roberts gushed.
“He showed me pictures of his daughter and talked about his family.
I just thought he was a nice guy, and that was that.”
But after they became friends, Roker and Roberts kept in touch even while she traveled for work.
Roberts eventually moved back to New York City to work forDateline,and the two rekindled their friendship.
But even after his transformation, Roker fell into his old ways.
“I went back and I hated it,” he said.
“I know what I have to do now to keep that from happening again.”
Old habits are hard to break, so we’re impressed by Roker’s dedication!
“I said, ‘Nick, ignorant people make dumb choices.'”
Indeed they do, Al.
