What Most People Don't Know About Al Roker
Emma Terry
If "Rokerthon One" wasn't enough, Al Roker returned to his record breaking ways in 2015, when he broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to report a weather forecast from all 50 U.S. States and the District of Colombia, as noted by Today. Yes, you read that correctly. Roker reported the weather from all 50 states, literally from coast-to-coast, and did it all in a week's time. During the event, Roker traveled 17,000 miles, gave 104 weather forecasts, was greeted by about 5,000 fans, and funnily enough, met 36 goats while traveling across the country.
Not unlike his first "Rokerthon" that benefited the armed forces and the USO, Roker's second record-breaking event raised money for Feeding America, the nationwide organization that helps feed people in need. As reported by Today, Roker traveled by "planes, trains, and any other vehicle he (could) catch" to make the weather report possible. He kicked things off in Hawaii on Friday, November 6, and finished at Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, November 13. He was welcomed back by his family, one more goat, and The Rockettes.