The winner of many Emmy and Daytime Emmy awards, Al Roker is one of America`s favorite weathermen. Presenting the weather on NBC`s The Today Show, since 1996, Roker has made guest appearances on several other television programs, including, Seinfeld, Mad About You, Will and Grace, and Sesame Street. He has written three books, one on parenthood, and two cookbooks.

Born August 20, 1954, in Queens, NY, Roker began his broadcasting career while still in college by landing a job as a weekend weatherman for WTVH-TV in Syracuse, NY in 1974. He went on to forecast the weather on TV stations in Washington, DC, and Cleveland, OH, finally making it to WNBC-TV in NY as the weekend forecaster in 1983. In 1994, he founded Al Roker Productions, Inc, which produced the critically acclaimed special on PBS about severe weather, Savage Skies, and a highly rated travel series, Going Places. A familiar face on TV, Roker conducts celebrity interviews, cooking segments, technology updates, and a continuing series for Today called "Today`s Dad," featuring parenting tips for fathers.

Roker is married and has two daughters and a son.