Al Roker Jr. is a weather forecaster, journalist, television personality, and author from the United States.
Al’s annual salary at NBC is $10 million. His most recent contract is a five-year, $50 million deal with “The Today Show” and The Weather Channel.
Roker’s “Rokerthon” events have set several Guinness World Records, and the Today Plaza was renamed “Rokerfeller Plaza” in 2018 to honor Al’s 40 years with NBC.
Along with his work in journalism, Al has written several books. Al co-wrote a series of murder mystery novels featuring Billy Blessing, a celebrity chef turned amateur detective, with Dick Lochte.
“The Morning Show Murders” (2009), “The Midnight Show Murders” (2010), and “The Talk Show Murders” (2011) are part of the series.
“The Midnight Show Murders” was nominated for a 2011 Nero Award and was made into a 2018 Hallmark Movies and Mysteries TV movie.
He has also published two cookbooks and co-authored the book “Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom for Modern Times” (2016) with his wife Deborah Roberts.
He launched a podcast with Today in November 2021 called “Cooking Up a Storm.” The New York native has also made appearances on popular television series like Seinfeld, Will & Grace and 30 Rock.