Al Roker

'Wine Enthusiast' Editors Create the Perfect Cookbook for Summer

Regina Varolli | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: The Fire Island Cookbook, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Jeff Jenssen, Cookbooks, Wine Pairings, Mike DeSimone, Mount Gay Rum, Food and Wine Pairing, Summer Recipes, Greek Wine, Food and Wine, Al Roker, Food News
Regina Varolli

A new cookbook by Wine Enthusiast editors Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen really gets the way we all cook at home, especially the way we want to cook in the hot summer months.

Read Post

WATCH: Hugh Grant On Fatherhood, His New Films And Why He Hates Trust Funds

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Video, Hugh Grant, Pirates Band of Misfits, Inheritance, Today Show, Fatherhood, Parenting, Hugh Grant Fatherhood, Al Roker, Hugh Grant Parenting, Fifty News

Actor Hugh Grant, 51, recently traded in his traditional romantic roles for something a bit more animated. Grant has loaned his voice to the character...

Read Whole Story

Why I Need Role Models Who Are Over the Half Century Mark. Here Are Some Names to Watch

Pat Gallagher | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Sam Champion, Charlie Rose, Paul Shaffer, Sharon Osbourne, Matt Lauer, Robin Roberts, Ellen Degeneres, Ann Curry, Steve Doocy, Kathie Lee Gifford, George Stephanopoulous, Joy Behar, Al Roker, Dr. Phil, Tom Bergeron, Jay Leno, Barbara Walters, Whoppi Goldberg, Donald Trump, Gayle King, David Letterman, Post 50, Fifty News
Pat Gallagher

Lucille Ball was 40 when I Love Lucy first hit the airwaves in 1951. Desi Arnaz was 34, Vivian Vance was 42 and William Frawley, 67. At the time, Lucy, Ricky and Ethel were "adults." Fred was old. It's 2012 and now 67 seems to be just a hair over middle age.

Read Post

Savannah Guthrie's Epic iPhone Fail

Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Savannah Guthrie Today Show, Savannah Guthrie, Video, Matt Lauer Today Show, Matt Lauer, Today Show, NBC Today Show, Al Roker, Savannah Guthrie Nbc, Media News

Savannah Guthrie lived through quite the embarrassing moment on Tuesday, when her iPhone started playing music on air. "Today" host Matt Lauer capi...

Read Whole Story

Shock! Awe! Whaaa?: 'Today' Hosts Flip Over Lauer

Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Today Show Hosts, Video, Matt Lauer, Natalie Morales, Ann Curry, Where in the World Is Matt Lauer, NBC Today Show, Today, Al Roker, Nbc Today, Media News

"Today's" segment "Where In The World Is Matt Lauer" staged its epic comeback tour this week. Lauer traveled across the globe as his fellow "Today" ho...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: Spooky Celebs

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Costumes, Halloween, Michelle Obama, Halloween Costumes, Nick Cannon, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Mariah Carey, Kim Kardashian, Al Roker, Barack Obama, Black Voices News

Happy Halloween! Here's a look at a few of our favorite celebrity Halloween costumes for the past few years. Some are scary and most are just silly...

Read Whole Story

Al Roker: 10 Things You Don’t Know About My Finances

LearnVest | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Learnvest, Al Roker, Bv-Money, Black Voices News

Here at LearnVest, we don't shy away from asking all those awkward and fascinating money questions. How much did that cost you? Do you have a big inve...

Read Whole Story

WATCH: Savannah Guthrie Catches Al Roker In A Grevious Crime

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Savannah Guthrie Today Show, Savannah Guthrie, Video, The Today Show, Al Roker Today Show, Al Roker Savannah Guthrie Today Show, Al Roker, Savannah Guthrie Nbc, Media News

Al Roker had a quick but noticeable slip-up on Wednesday's "The Today Show," when Savannah Guthrie tossed to Roker, presumably after she finished repo...

Read Whole Story

Students Do Jumping Jacks With The First Lady To Set Record

AP | By STACY A. ANDERSON | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Health, Lets Move, President's Council on Fitness, Michelle Kwan, Michelle Obama Students, Michelle Obama Let's Move, Al Roker, Students, Michelle Obama Children's Health, Video, First Lady Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Childhood Obesity, First Lady, Michelle Obama Lets Move, President's Council on Fitness Sports and Nutrition, Let's Move Campaign, Today Show, Let's Move, Jumping Jacks, Education News

WASHINGTON -- First lady Michelle Obama is trying to help set a world record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. An overcast...

Read Whole Story

Al Roker: Irene Could Be 'Catastrophic'

Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Video, Al Roker Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Irene 2011, NBC News, Today Show, Hurricane Irene, Al Roker, Media News

Hurricane Irene has the potential to be a "catastrophic event," Al Roker told the "Today" show audience. Friday's show led off with Roker in Duck, ...

Read Whole Story

Ryan Gosling Dirty Dances With Al Roker (WATCH)

Today Show | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Video, Anne Curry, Dirty Dancing, Crazy Sexy Love, Ryan Gosling, Al Roker, Emma Stone, Celebrity News

On set at the Today Show this morning outside of 30 Rock in New York, Ryan Gosling demonstrated why he is worthy of the "gorgeous hunk of man candy" t...

Read Whole Story

Tailgating, Mercedes-Benz Style

Melissa Berkelhammer | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Molly Sims, Alexa Ray Joel, Beth Stern, Matchbox 20, Mayor Bloomberg, Nick Cannon, Mercedes-Benz, Al Roker, Veuve Clicquot, New York News
Melissa Berkelhammer

"On behalf of Mayor Bloomberg, and the City of New York, today is Mercedes-Benz Day!" announced City Council Speaker Christine Quinn at the opening pa...

Read Post

Al Roker Forgives LA Weathercaster For On-Air Diss

Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Kook, Local News Bloopers, Elita Loresca, Al Roker Kook, Knbc, Al Roker, nbc4, Los Angeles News

After NBC 4's Elita Loresca was caught on camera calling "The Today Show" weatherman Al Roker "a kook," she issued an apology to him live on the air t...

Read Whole Story

Jaweed Kaleem

WATCH: The Pope Visits The 'Today' Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Matt Lauer, Pope Today Show, Pope Benedict, Al Roker, Pope Benedict XVI, Video, 60 Minutes, Pope Benedict Today Show, Today Show, Vatican City, Vatican, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Pope, Pope Today Show Episode, The Pope, Religion News

NEW YORK -- Speaking for just a few seconds as he greeted television host Matt Lauer on during Thursday's broadcast of NBC's "Today" show, Pope Benedi...

Read Whole Story

Jaweed Kaleem

Pope and New York Archbishop Will Join Matt Lauer On 'Today' At Vatican

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Matt Lauer, 60 Minutes, Today Show, Vatican, Vatican City, Pope Benedict, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Pope, Al Roker, Pope Benedict XVI, The Pope, Religion News

In its first visit to the papal state since the death of Pope John Paul II, NBC’s "Today" show will broadcast live from Vatican City on Thursday in ...

Read Whole Story

WATCH: Al Roker As You've Never Seen Him Before

Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Video, Al Roker Wiggles, NBC News, The Wiggles, Today Show, Al Roker, Al Roker Orange Wiggle, Media News

Al Roker can now add "Wiggle" to his long and varied resume. Roker journeyed down to Australia for a "Today" show series, where the anchors of the ...

Read Whole Story

Food Giant And Hunger Charity Join Forces To Solve Child Hunger

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Solving Hunger, Nourish Today Flourish Tomorrow, Hunger, Conagra, Feeding America, Child Hunger, Al Roker, Feeding Kids, Impact News

Up to one in four children in the U.S. go to bed hungry every night. That is the message ConAgra and Feeding America, with the help of Al Roker, hav...

Read Whole Story

America's Problem of Child Hunger (Video)

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Hunger, Hunger, Hungry Kids, Nbc, Feeding America, Conagra, Vilsack, Childhood, Al Roker, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

Child hunger is a crisis in America and as long-term unemployment and under-employment continue, a greater number of children will go without enough to eat.

Read Post

WATCH: Matt And Al Really Excited About Baldness Cure

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Matt Lauer Al Roker, Today Show, Lauer Roker Baldness Cure, Al Roker, Matt Lauer Baldness, Matt Lauer Baldness Cure, Media News

Matt Lauer and Al Roker could not hide their hopefulness about a potential baldness cure that was discussed on Thursday's "Today" show--much to the de...

Read Whole Story

Media Power Couples: Who's The Ultimate Media Duo? (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dana Bash, JuJu Chang, Sally Quinn Ben Bradlee, Judy Woodruff, Les Moonves, Julie Chen, Slidepoll, Chris Cuomo, John King Dana Bash, James Carville, Campbell Brown Dan Senor, Diane Sawyer, James Carville Mary Matalin, Al Roker, Deborah Roberts, Juju Chang Neal Shapiro, Campbell Brown, Ben Bradlee, Cristina Greeven Cuomo, Al Wentworth, John Roberts Kyra Phillips, John King, Christiane Amanpour, Dan Senor, Diane Sawyer Mike Nichols, Power Couples, Christiane Amanpour Jamie Rubin, Chris Cuomo Cristina Greeven Cuomo, Les Moonves Julie Chen, Tina Brown, Al Roker Deborah Roberts, Mary Matalin, Al Hunt Judy Woodruff, Tina Brown Harry Evans, John Roberts, Jamie Rubin, Neal Shapiro, Al Hunt, Media Power Couples, Kyra Phillips, Harry Evans, Mike Nichols, George Stephanopoulos, George Stephanopoulos Ali Wentworth, Sally Quinn, Media News

Power couples are everywhere in the media—from TV reporters and anchors to executives, all the way through to newspaper and magazine writers. We're ...

Read Whole Story

WATCH: Al, Meredith Get Pampered After Completing NYC Marathon

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Today Show, Al Roker, Meredith Vieira, Video, New York City Marathon, Nbc, Media News

In honor of their successful completion the grueling, 26.2-mile New York City Marathon the day before, Meredith Vieira and Al Roker were pampered and ...

Read Whole Story

Feeling Good on the Inside, Looking Great on the Outside

Melissa Berkelhammer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tory Burch, Dan Abrams, R-Couri-Hay, Alison Mazzola, Donny Deutsch, Matt Lauer, Dr-Robert-T-Grant, Joan Rivers, Al Roker, Hoda Kotb, Alison Brod, Christine Schott, New York News
Melissa Berkelhammer

My first stop Monday was at Donny Deutsch's townhouse, where The Today Show's Hoda Kotb celebrated her new book Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer and Kathie Lee.

Read Post

What Time Do You Wake Up?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Msnbc, Joe Scarborough, Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, NBC News, Morning Joe, Ann Curry, Today Show, Slidepollajax, Willie Geist, Morning Shows, Mika Brzezinski, Al Roker, Media News

At a panel last week celebrating the NBC News morning shows — including the hosts of NBC's "Today" show, MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and CNBC's "Squaw...

Read Whole Story

Today Show Hosts Discuss Saints - Vikings Remote

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Matt Lauer, Lombardi, Vikings, Jim Bell, Today Show, Nbc, Superbowl, John Besh, Al Roker, Deuce McAlester, Saints, Superdome, Jackson Square, Nfl, St. Louis Cathedral, Sports News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

The Today Show returned to New Orleans for the third time in a month, and I had the chance to visit the set. As the show provided an early tailgating ...

Read Post

WATCH: Brian Williams Zings Al Roker

Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brian Williams, Al Roker, Wake Up With Al, Nbc, Television, Media News, Video, Media News

Al Roker celebrated the first anniversary of his Weather Channel show "Wake Up With Al" Tuesday morning. On hand to help? Brian Williams, who took the...

Read Whole Story