Al Roker’s colleagues shared the good news Tuesday that the beloved weatherman will be back on the air soon.
“Today” anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin were excited to announce that Roker would be coming back to work on Friday.
“We have some great news to share this morning,” Gutherie said. “Al is coming back to the show.”
“He’ll be here Friday. He’ll be right here in Studio 1A,” Kotb said. “This is his place. He’ll be in his seat right where he belongs. I cannot wait for that.”
Al Roker attends the 30th annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Thursday, April 14, 2022, in New York.
He has been off the air since early November. The health scare caused him to miss two annual events he’s long been a part of – the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.
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His “Today” family supported him throughout his recovery, including the on-air talent, crew and staff of the show gathering to sing Christmas carols outside his New York City home last month, which brought Roker to tears.
“It’s been a long hard slog and I’ve missed you all so, so very much,” he said during their visit.
Photos: Al Roker through the years
Al Roker attends the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Al Roker dresses as Sammy Davis Jr. during NBC’s Today show Halloween celebration at Rockefeller Plaza on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Al Roker attends NBC’s Today show 70th anniversary celebration at The Paley Center for Media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
Al Roker arrives at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
NBC Television Personality Al Roker and his wife Deborah Roberts arrive for a state dinner for Nordic leaders at the White House in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Meredith Vieira, right, and Al Roker, of the NBC “Today” television program, dress as fairy tale characters for their annual Halloween show, in New York’s Rockefeller Center Friday Oct. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Al Roker dresses as Willie Nelson during NBC’s “Today” show Halloween special at Rockefeller Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Firs lady Michelle Obama, left, reacts while talking to fifth grade students Peter Barkely, center left, and Irene Ledo, center right, as television journalist Al Roker looks on during a visit to Philip’s Academy Charter School as part of her American Garden Tour, Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Television personality Al Roker attends the Food Bank for New York City Can-Do Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Singer Miley Cyrus chats with hosts Matt Lauer, left, and Al Roker during her appearance on NBC’s “Today” show at Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, May 26, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Sheinelle Jones, left, and Al Roker arrive at the InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes afterparty at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Television personality Al Roker attends the Broadway opening night of “Escape to Margaritaville” at the Marquis Theatre on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Al Roker attends the Time 100 Gala celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Al Roker and Deborah Roberts attend the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 45th Chaplin Award Gala honoring Helen Mirren at Alice Tully Hall on Monday, April 30, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Al Roker attends Hallmark’s Evening Gala during the TCA Summer Press Tour on Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Al Roker appears on NBC’s Today show at Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Hoda Kotb, left, Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Chris Martin appear on NBC’s “Today” show at Rockefeller Plaza on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
In this Tuesday, July 14, 2009, file photo, Willard Scott, left, and Al Roker, weathercasters on the NBC “Today” television program, appear on the show in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Al Roker, left, and Deborah Roberts attend the New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Al Roker dresses as The Weeknd during NBC’s Today show Halloween celebration on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Craig Melvin, from left, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Al Roker attend the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)
Today Show co-anchors Al Roker and Hoda Kotb visit the Empire State Building in celebration of Today’s 70th anniversary, on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Al Roker attends NBC’s Today show 70th anniversary celebration at The Paley Center for Media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
Hall of Famer and New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, watches as “Today” show television weather forecaster Al Roker, wearing a Yankees uniform, throws a ball on the field before the Yankees’ spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Tampa, Fla., Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
The cast of the NBC “Today” television program, from left: Al Roker, co-hosts Meredith Vieira, and Matt Lauer, and Vieira’s successor Ann Curry, get together during a segment of Vieira’s last show, in New York Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Vieira, the popular “Today” co-anchor ended her five-year run, telling viewers her decision to go is “right, but it’s hard.” (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton, who was crowned Miss USA, is interviewed by Al Roker on the NBC “Today” television program in New York Wednesday, April 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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