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Al Roker You Look So Much Better in Person new book


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When it comes to long careers in television, few can rival the success of TODAY'sAl Roker. Hailing from Queens, a borough of New York City, the beloved weatherman has been one of NBC's most trusted voices for over 40 years. Now, he's out with his 13th book, "You Look So Much Better in Person: True Stories of Absurdity and Success," in which he shares the lessons he's learned over his distinguished career.  Al tells us the story of when his Father took him to get his drivers license in a 1967 Ford Squire station wagon and how he got his start in show business on the radio in college.  He gave us the gravy on this years Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. This will be the 94th year of the historic event and the parade must go on! It will be "reimagined as you might imagine" Roker told us, "Santa will hit Harold's Square this year and NBC will be there to cover it". Even with an increase in Covid cases in NYC, they will have a revised version of the parade this year in the City. NBC's coverage begins Thanksgiving Day 9am all times zones.  The beloved weather man expressed that "climate change is a real and there is no question that it's happening." he also told us that "You can have good paying jobs, you can have job growth and be a steward to the planet". Roker also said that Donald Trump was incorrect when he called NYC a ghost town. Roker lives on the upper eastside of Manhattan and says "it's just as crowed as ever".  After 40 years of broadcasting with NBC Al Roker has had a front row seat to 9-11, the #MeToo movement, presidential elections and the latest being Covid-19. We wanted to focus on the positive moments in his career covering musicians, authors and celebrities. Al admitted that meeting Charles Schultz  the American cartoonist, who is credited for the Peanuts comic, was a dream come true." Listen to the podcast to hear the rest of our conversation with Al Roker.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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