Al Roker is an American television personality, weather forecaster, actor, and author. He is best known for being the weather anchor on NBC's Today Show. Roker was born in Queens, New York to parents who were both from Barbados. He attended Xavier High School in Manhattan before going on to study at the State University of New York at Oswego. After graduation, he began his career as a weather anchor and reporter for WTVH-TV in Syracuse, New York. From there, he went on to work for WEAF-AM/WNBC-AM in New York City before landing his gig on the Today Show in 1996. Roker has been married twice and has three children. In 2014, he was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame.