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al rockAt 71, he’s celebrating his 30th anniversary on the hit NBC show and isn’t thinking about retiring anytime soon morning show, today.
Roker’s “Al-iversary” kicks off the show on Tuesday, which includes tributes, special guests and highlights from the past three decades.
during an interview people Magazine To mark the occasion, the weatherman talks about what’s next for him and his career.
“Well, let’s put it this way. I haven’t thought about retiring,” he told the publication, before joking, “Someone at NBC, that might be a different story.”
“I love what I do,” he added. “I feel good. I love this job. I love doing this. At some point, I think I won’t, but I don’t think it will be anytime soon, so I’ll keep going.”
Rock went on to praise the entire Today’s teamnews anchors from past to present.
“At some point I won’t be part of the show, someone else will, but it’s very special to be part of a really cool club. To say it’s a dream job is not accurate because I never realized I could be today Show,” he said.
Although Rock hasn’t made retirement plans yet, he has thought about what he wants to leave behind when he leaves.
“People are watching without feeling like I wasted their time,” he said. “Hopefully they feel better after watching it than they did before.”
Roker joined Today in 1996 as weekday weather anchor, succeeding longtime anchor Willard Scott, who died in 2021.
Throughout his years todayRock has spoken openly about the health challenges he faces. In 2022, he was hospitalized for treatment due to illness. He developed blood clots in his legs and lungsforcing him Miss the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in 27 years.
After returning home, he eventually entered Go to the hospital in a monthinternal bleeding due to ulcers. While hospitalized, Rock was rushed to emergency surgery, where his colon was removed and his gallbladder was removed.
he returned today 2023 show and explain in detail what happened. “I lost half my blood. [My doctors] “We were trying to find out where it was,” he told the show’s audience of his experience at the hospital. “I feel really good. I’m sure I’m going to be stoned when this is over because this is the first job I’ve ever done. It’s been a journey.”
He reflected June’s experiencetell people How he survived. “My doctor said if I hadn’t been in the same shape I was, I probably wouldn’t be here today,” he explained.