Al Roker's Emotional Return to TODAY After Hospitalization

For Al Roker, contiguous is each sunshine and rainbows. 

The Today host is officially a grandpa. His daughter Courtney Roker Laga (whom helium adopted with ex-wife Alice Bell) gave commencement to a steadfast baby miss connected Monday July 3. Courtney and her husband Wesley Laga—who were joined successful 2021—named their archetypal child, Sky Clara Laga. 

Al's Today coworkers shared the blessed quality on-air July 4, during which Sheinelle Jones commented connected the aptness of babe Sky's moniker, "That's truly cute that his archetypal grandchild's sanction is Sky. How cute is that?"

The longtime weather anchor told his colleagues that "everyone's doing good and the household couldn't beryllium happier." 

Courtney besides confirmed the quality to Today.com, sharing successful a text, "We are highly excited to invited a caller subordinate into our household and commencement this adjacent section successful our lives. We consciousness genuinely blessed and excited for our small miracle."

News of Al's upcoming relation arsenic a grandpa was first shared on-air successful March. "For this grandchild, I'm going to beryllium the champion grandpa ever," the 68-year-old said during the March 15 episode of Today. "Because I'm going to bash immoderate I tin to spoil this kid."