Here's Everything We Know About Al Roker's Kids
Updated July 10 2023, 2:59 p.m. ET
Television personality Al Roker is having a great couple of years.
In August 2022, the Today show weather anchor shared the news of his youngest child Nick heading off to college after being accepted into two universities. Now, in 2023, Al's eldest is about to make him a first-time grandpa.
Al has gushed about his lovely family on social media before, but who are his kids? Here's everything we know about Al's children with his wife, Deborah Roker.
Al Roker has three children — one with his ex-wife, and two with his wife Deborah Roberts.
Talk about star-crossed lovers! Good Housekeeping explains that Al and his wife Deborah, whom he met in 1990, have been working for rival news outlets for years. When they first met, however, Deborah had joined NBC as a general-assignment reporter, and they were friends before the relationship became romantic.
When Deborah asked him to house-sit for her while away, Al noticed her apartment was sparse and went out of his way to restock her kitchen and put fresh flowers on the counter with a note that said "Welcome Home." Al later told The Kelly Clarkson Show that no less than a week later, he had his first date with Deborah.
The pair kept in touch for two years while Deborah was transferred to Miami and Atlanta before she finally returned to New York in 1992. Al and his previous wife Alice were divorced, and in 1994, Al proposed to Deborah on New Year's Day at the Grand Canyon. They were then married on Sept. 15, 1995, in New York. Deborah later became a stepmother to Al's daughter with Alice, Courtney.
Shortly after Deborah and Al married, Deborah took a position with ABC News as a correspondent for 20/20. She still reports for 20/20 to this day, along with Good Morning America, World News Tonight, and Nightline. In 1998 she took a brief break from her role with ABC following the birth of her and Al's first biological child together, Leila, who now works as a journalist.
In 2002, Deborah and Al welcomed their second child, Nick. Nick was born with special needs, and the Rokers have been vocal about supporting him and their thankfulness for his occupational therapist. In 2015, Al described occupational therapist Lori Rothman to Today as "a godsend" for helping change his son's life for the better.
Al Roker's youngest child, Nick, is a college student.
Al took to Instagram to share the fabulous news of his youngest, Nick, leaving the nest and becoming a college student. In the slideshow post, Nick can be seen picture nest to an open car trunk full of the necessities every college student needs. Al captioned the post, "I guess this is happening. Taking the last one to college. So proud of one @nickroker155."
Throughout the rest of the slideshow post, Al and Deborah can be seen posing with Nick and walking him through the welcoming day process.
Al Roker's eldest daughter, Courtney, welcomed her daughter Sky in 2023.
Al's eldest daughter, Courtney (whom he shares with his ex-wife), tied the knot with her husband, Wesley Laga, in June of 2021.
Al took to Instagram on the day of Courtney's wedding to celebrate the happy occasion, saying in a post, "A perfect magical evening being there for the marriage of my first princess."
Leila was the maid of honor, and Nick was a groomsman at the event. The family posted many pictures from the wedding, including pre-and-post celebration shots that illustrated how excited they were to celebrate together.
In July of 2023, Courtney and Wes welcomed their daughter Sky Clara Laga to the world. "We are absolutely obsessed with her," Courtney wrote in an Instagram post.
It sounds like the Roker family is full of love and support for one another.
You can catch Al and the weather on the Today show weekdays at 7 a.m. EST.
