Ask Al Roker

I love watching the Today show partly because of what seems like the great chemistry between the whole team. Are you and the rest of the crew as happy as you all appear to be together?

What aspects of meteorology interest you the most at this stage in your career-- the things that cause you to still read books or attend seminars to learn more about them?

Do you enjoy telling the weather on the TODAY show, right after there's a good story? How do you have to react when saying the weather right after a sad story?

Do you think that you'd be open to leaving the Today Show after a while or are you really committed to it?

How do you get your inspiration for writing?

How did the "football night in America" thing get started? How silly do you feel doing that each week?

Al,
What is your prediction for the Terp's mens bball team this year?

You were very public about your surgery a few years ago. Looking back, would you go through it again or tried another method to reduce weight?

A few years ago, I watched a TV interview where you discussed your childhood in Queens. Do you feel that your family and community helped contribute to your success? If yes, how?

Do any of the public think your job is lightweight compared to a reporter's position interviewing famous/infamous persons?

What kind of music do you like?

What makes you happy?

What was your favorite experience while doing weather reports in Cleveland, OH?

What is the best thing about being a weatherman?

You have done several on scene remotes in the center of raging hurricanes; would you ever consider doing one in the middle of a passing tornado?

what is the most daunting part of being on the air nearly every day?
and what is the predominant upside?

How and when did you become interested in

meteorology?

When did you first realize that weather was you future?

If you were'nt a weather man what would you be?

What is your favorite type of weather (rain, sunshine, snow, etc.) and why?

Who or what incouraged you to become weather man?

How long do you expect to stay with The Today Show?

Does anchoring Wake Up w. Al and The Today Show (four hours of live television) daily ever get overwhelming?

Al, you seem like a sincerely friendly, easy-going guy. What ticks you off?

Are you a jazz fan? If so, who are some of your favorite artists?