Al Roker
Autor(a) de The Morning Show Murders
About the Author
Al Roker, 1954 Al Roker was raised in Queens, New York, and received his B.A. in Communications from the State University at Oswego in 1976. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the school in 1998. Roker began his broadcasting career while still in college when he got a job as a weekend mostrar mais weatherman for WTVH-TV in Syracuse, N.Y. in 1974. After graduating from college, he moved on to weathercasting jobs in Washington, D.C. from 1976 until 1978 and in Cleveland, Ohio from 1978 til 1983. He transferred to WNBC-TV as a weekend weathercaster in December 1983 from WKYC-TV, the NBC Television Station in Cleveland. Roker soon became a features reporter as well as a weatherman for NBC. He interviewed many people on a variety of subjects, but the highlight of his interviewing career was when he conducted an exclusive interview with Peanuts creator Charles Shultz shortly before his death from colon cancer. Since 1985, he has served each holiday season as co-host for the annual Christmas at Rockefeller Center. He also co-hosts The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Rose Bowl Parade and appears on various specials for NBC. In 1994, he founded Al Roker Productions, Inc. which is involved in the development and production of network, cable, home video and public television projects. Two of the most successful projects of his production company include the critically acclaimed PBS special about severe weather, Savage Skies, as well as a highly rated travel series called Going Places. His company is also producing a series of specials for The Food Network. Roker is the author of "Don't Make Me Stop This Car! Adventures in Fatherhood," which was released in June 2000. Al is the co-author of Never Goin' Back: Winning the Weight-Loss Battle for Good. New York Magazine has twice named Roker Best Weatherman. He is a recipient of the American Meteorological Society's prestigious Seal of Approval and has been a pioneer in the use of computer graphics for weathercasting. He is also a seven time Emmy Award winner and a member of several professional organizations including the Friars Club, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Meteorological Society. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: By Lindsay Beyerstein.
Séries
Obras de Al Roker
The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural… (2015) 153 cópias
Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of The Johnstown Flood, America's Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster (2018) 95 cópias
Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue: 100 Easy Recipes for Backyard Barbecue (1605) — Autor — 39 cópias
Al Roker's Hassle-Free Holiday Cookbook: More Than 125 Recipes for Family Celebrations All Year Long (2003) — Autor — 18 cópias
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Roker, Albert Lincoln, Jr. (birth name)
- Data de nascimento
- 1954-08-20
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Queens, New York, USA
- Locais de residência
- Queens, New York, USA
- Educação
- State University of New York, Oswego
- Ocupação
- weatherman
- Relacionamentos
- Roberts, Deborah (wife) (4)
Kravitz, Lenny (cousin) - Organizações
- NBC
Membros
Resenhas
The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism,… de Al Roker
The title says it all: tragedy, heroism and survival. This is a great story for understanding the definition of natural disasters, the role of heroes, and the survivors who pick up the pieces and move on. However, this was not done in a vacuum, many people and an unfathomable amount of resources were also required for the recovery of a disaster of this magnitude. Mr. Roker has captured the magnitude and the individual human stories all in one.
This informational picture book is all about extreme weather. This book also gives a brief introduction of Al Roker and his career. The book also discusses the importance of meteorologists along with the tools and instruments that are used to predict weather. It is detailed enough to explain each weather phenomenon such as flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and so forth, but it is not overwhelming. The book explains how each weather phenomenon works or is created. Also, additional weather facts or trivia are also sprinkled throughout the book adding interesting detail. I felt that the information in this book was relative and not repetitive. The pictures were vivid, colorful, and relevant which added extra important information to each subject. Overall, I feel this is a great book to discuss extreme weather along with the importance of meteorologist. The ideal age range for this book would be 8-12 years or 4-6th graders.… (mais)
Al Roker walks the trajectory of his career, and along the way he shares his sense of self and some pearls of wisdom about succeeding at work and life. He narrates, and that really makes the book. He is funny, respectful, gracious, humble, and just the right amount of sparky. I actually enjoyed this way more than I anticipated, which is akin to his least favorite comment, " You look so much better in person"! A fun, quick read. You may even learn a thing or two. I have to say, that a very negative view of the younger generations work ethic comes through loud and clear. Ouch!… (mais)
An account of the terrible hurricane that struck Galveston, TX on 8 Sep 1900. I found the story of building the seawall and raising the height of the island and the buildings on it in the aftermath of the storm particularly interesting. I noted several proof reading ;problems at various points in the book.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 15
- Also by
- 6
- Membros
- 797
- Popularidade
- #31,988
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Resenhas
- 30
- ISBNs
- 97
- Idiomas
- 1
