US EditionAl Roker’s ‘Today’ Absence Explained: Where Is He This Week?
Al Roker marked his 71st birthday during an Italy vacation, while Today show colleagues covered his absence and celebrated remotely, reflecting usual summer break patterns.
- On Wednesday, August 20, Deborah Roberts confirmed via Instagram that she and Al Roker are spending the week in Italy to celebrate his 71st birthday, explaining his absence from Today.
- Following a Bermuda trip for son Nick's 23rd birthday, the couple attended Sheryl Lee Ralph and Vincent Hughes's vow renewal in Philadelphia, while Today hosts often take extra summer time off as Craig Melvin joked about Roker's '16 weeks of vacation.'
- Savannah Sellers stepped in for Roker, filling the third hour on August 18, 19, and Wednesday while Dylan Dreyer covered earlier hours and Savannah Guthrie FaceTimed Roker from the 30 Rockefeller Center plaza.
- NBC says it has not confirmed when Al Roker will return to Studio 1A at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, while Today cohost Craig Melvin joked about Roker taking 'one of his 16 weeks of vacation.'
- With a long tenure dating to 1996, Al Roker has been a full-time member since then, missing shows for November 2022 hospitalization and May 2023 knee surgery; he will mark 30 years in January 2026.
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Al Roker’s ‘Today’ Absence Explained: Where Is He This Week?
NBC’s Today viewers probably noticed that Al Roker has not been in the studio at 30 Rockefeller Plaza this week. The three-time Daytime Emmy Award winner has been a full-time member of the Today on-air team since 1996 when he replaced legendary weatherman Willard Scott. (Scott delivered Today’s weather reports for 35 years before moving to a part-time role at NBC. He died in September 2021 at age 87.) Roker is set to celebrate his 30th anniversa…
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