Albert Lincoln Roker Jr. was born on August 20, 1954. He is a veteran American weather presenter, journalist, television personality, and author. He is currently the weather anchor on NBC's Today, and season co-hosts 3rd Hour Today.
Albert is said to have an inactive American Meteorological Society Television Seal #238.
On November 12, 2014, at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Roker tried to break the unofficial world record for an uninterrupted live weather report of 33 hours held by Norwegian weather broadcaster Eli Kari Gjengedal.
Two days later, November 14, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, Roker eventually set the Guinness World Record by reporting for 34 hours.
Roker was honoured for 40 years at NBC on December 14, 2018, on an Episode of Today. The Official Today Plaza was named the “Rokerfeller Plaza” in his honour.
Born in the borough of Queens, New York City, Roker is the son of Isabel, of Jamaican descent, and Albert Lincoln Roker Sr., a bus driver of Bahamian descent.
Al Boker first wanted to be a cartoonist. He was nurtured Catholic, his mother's faith, and completed from Xavier High School in Manhattan. He later attended the State University of New York at Oswego where he earned his a B.A. in communications in 1976.
Al Roker net worth
The veteran journalist, Al Roker has a net worth of Net Worth $70 Million with a salary of $10 Million