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Al Roker Reveals He Has Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer, Confirms He Will Undergo Surgery
Along with his long-tenured work as a journalist and television personality, Al Roker is mostly known for his exuberant energy. The 66-year-old Today news anchor still managed to keep that patented smile and hopeful energy as he revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. “I’m going to be taking some time off to…
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Post Megyn Kelly, The Today Show's Ratings Climb
We’d be lying if we said this news didn’t make us snicker in the slightest, so we’ll just admit it outright: In what can only be described as an exquisite demonstration of karma, the Today show has seen a ratings jump since the sudden departure of its once prized catch-turned-money pit, Megyn Kelly. In fact,…
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Halloween, Celebrity Style: Beyoncé Goes Braxton, Al Roker Claps Back and More
Who doesn’t love Halloween? Okay, plenty of people—including The Root’s beloved editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton (she doesn’t like being scared). But for those of us who do (like Michael Harriot, who considers it his favorite holiday and starts planning his costume the day after Christmas), the 31st of each October (and its adjacent weekends) is the…
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Al Roker Joins a Full-Color Cast in Megyn Kelly’s Today Slot
If you tuned into the third hour of the Today show on Monday morning (or tuned in for the first time, out of sheer curiosity), no doubt you were greeted with some friendly and familiar faces. It was likely the most colorful the hour has been in over a year—or at least since Megyn Kelly…
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Rush Limbaugh Flees Hurricane He Dismissed
Roker Scolded Radio Host for Calling Storm ‘Hype’ NAHJ Report Sees Little Progress on Evening News Eric Bolling Out, Charles Payne Back at Fox 38 Ebony Freelancers Seek $70,000 in Back Pay UNC Editor: DACA Students Still Welcome on Staff ‘Additional Hoops’ Asian American Journalists Face Editorials Debate Statues of Rizzo, Foster, Columbus Sessions Wrong…