Special Guest Judge: Al Roker
America’s Most Loved Weatherman
Food Aficionado
As weatherman and a host of NBC's The Today Show, Al Roker greets more than 30 million viewers each week as America prepares for work. A ten-time Emmy Award winner, Al conducts celebrity interviews, cooking segments, technology updates, and a continuing series for Today called "Today's Dad," featuring parenting tips for fathers.
Raised in Queens, NY, Al received a BA in communications and later an honorary doctorate from the State University in Oswego. He began his broadcasting career while still in college by landing a job as a weekend weatherman at WTVH-TV in Syracuse, NY, in 1974. After graduation, he moved on to weathercasting jobs in Washington, DC, and Cleveland, OH, before becoming the weekend weathercaster at WNBC in New York in 1983.
A best-selling author with acclaimed books to his credit, Al's first book, Don't Make Me Stop This Car: Adventures in Fatherhood spent weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list. His second book, Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue was a summer blockbuster and New York Times bestseller. His third book, Al Roker's Hassle-Free Holiday Cookbook, was released in 2003.
Al resides in Manhattan with his wife, ABC News and 20/20 correspondent Deborah Roberts, and has two daughters and a son.
Branson's Great American Pie Show - Taste of Home Cooking School
Friday, April 24 - Saturday, April 25, 2009, Hilton Branson Convention Center (map)