Have you noticed that brother Al Roker has been putting back on those pounds? Maybe it's due to all that cheddar!
In addition to his daytime gig on The Today Show, Roker has been picked to host the new prime-time game show ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ on NBC. The gig will feature celebrity families and will mark one of the few times when an African American actually becomes the HNIC.
“Family Feud” debuted in 1976 on ABC with the suave Richard Dawson as host. It has been on and off the air several times since, and has been hosted by Louie Anderson, Ray Combs, Richard Karn and the host of the present syndicated series, John O’Hurley, best known from “Seinfeld” and “Dancing With the Stars.”
I'm particularly found of Family Fued, especially since my family appeared on the classic game show with Ray Combs. In fact, I announced my engagement to my wife on the show. Just hours earlier, I proposed in front of the locker we used to share in junior high. After getting some lunch, we met up with the others expecting to triumphantly ride off into the sunset. Well, we lost. Since someone from the audience yelled out an answer, however, we were brought back a second.
And we lost again!
The new show will consist of three rounds of competition, with teams being eliminated along the way until just two are left to “feud it out” to see which will win the big money. The celebrities appearing on “Celebrity Family Feud” will be announced at a later date by NBC.
The multitalented Roker, 53, has been TODAY’s weatherman since 1996, when he replaced Willard Scott, who went into semiretirement. In addition to his duties presenting the weather, he is also a reporter, interviewer and sometimes host on TODAY.
A native New Yorker, Roker was born in Queens and was the weatherman for WNBC-TV in New York before moving to TODAY in 1996. Congrats Al. Now, back to the gym.