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In Al's Neck of the Woods

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    Alan chats with Al Roker about his fascinating career and his new Weather Channel series.

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-- -- don't -- -- -- Al Roker Amanda needs -- -- -- -- -- you you need no introduction -- so well -- you're so famous.

Stumbling -- I mean I mean you you people stop you I -- you take the subway to work.

I want to facilitate the work they said the car for -- Could get in because they want to make sure I get to.

It's kind of like be it poker.

-- they want to make sure you get there that your own -- get.

I -- I understand.

You I have a new series in addition to your duties as a weather person on The Today Show and -- Your your your job in there and -- -- you actually have your own production company Al Roker entertainment.

I do it we produce different shows the different networks put Food Network -- channel MSNBC.

History Channel and we've got to show on right now and -- unique.

Well border countless radio debaters Thursday nights at 10 o'clock about the the -- -- of the drug cartels and small police force in Laredo trying to stop the drug -- and we got a -- show premiering.

On Wednesday.

9 o'clock or the weather channel I mean it is -- perfect axis of it in a documentary series.

Out of weather and in real life problem we instead with the Coast Guard is Kodiak Alaska which some of the worst weather.

If the world.

And I don't know we embed with -- because these these rescue.

Chopper pilots -- and -- clippers go out and yeah yeah I don't know -- you ever -- that show Deadliest Catch.

Yeah an argument well yeah -- vote there should get trouble -- the people -- rescue.

Unbelievable and -- -- Coast Guard Alaskan as I -- debuts Wednesday night at 9 eastern the weather channel.

Did you know you physically there.

I've -- -- I was there during the nicer weather.

But of course you're the executive now you don't have to do the dirty work right.

Well exactly have a -- a weatherman to know about -- gonna go besides what's the point.

But I'll tell you particularly at looking at these the rough -- of the shows we get this video back.

If the weather that these -- -- chopper pilots why haven't these.

These rescue workers -- Like free ball 2030 feet into -- -- -- about the swim.

That's the boat is sinking in and -- -- -- -- really up believable stuff.

How do you come up with -- the show -- people -- -- all the time for shows and.

-- as we wind -- is like that but the border tell a radio show.

Quality -- -- there is that we we I wrote an article I read about how you know little radio is fighting the good fight against.

The drug cartels and the power this is pretty basic and and so it made the call went down there.

Two years later we were happier saint state was that the Coast Guard it's been two years like cold but -- I saw I literally saw a video.

All -- you do about Coast Guard rescues.

And I -- the other must be a basic stories.

Behind these rescues.

And so it made a call and again it took about two years but here we are.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- It is it can't -- And and it can be frustrating especially if you believe in the idea.

You know -- -- -- it has some -- So you people -- longer until you think well we've we've exhausted.

Every channel that could possibly run it so we gotta let -- go.

I'd -- curious are -- other other other great Al Roker ideas that you could never selling you to the state thinker terrific ideas but nobody -- -- -- I sure but is because they probably when I look at the physical part -- they have a credible way and I look at giving up the fact.

How do you find the time that you've got an early morning every day and he -- by the time to run a production company Julie's other projects get themselves get -- -- How do you work it out.

-- you know you just kind of if you look I think a lot of folks.

-- aren't doing this unity everybody's -- you know you've got kids you got a wife or husband.

Significant other you know you're you're got a job -- just -- just do you just.

Through it and it looked in my case a very fortunate I got I work with great people.

Who I can delegate 6200.

Like if that I thought there it'll ask Google -- shooting civilians.

You to do that now earlier you know your big star you guys that look at it if that's so look -- yeah.

About the best person to be it'll ask you the other that's why we hire producers -- know what they're doing.

I go about doing what it comes to stripping out the crowd finding out where they're from the get the forecast but you know by.

My job that you felt good about what my job aren't following the people who are greeted.

-- -- You're a nine time Emmy winner that's not something I'm actually -- that well.

-- in old -- -- currently apply.

As you -- in the Macy's separating and this year.

I Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade the a week later do the Christmas tree like Rockefeller Center.

And then head out to related to capacity that is the Rose Parade on they have in years -- like -- think of myself mr.

That's right yeah you've got it all you've got it all covered now you well now.

He's not doing new years if you write them and that may be at the -- political.

-- -- -- It is actually the road was kind of precludes New Year's -- doesn't -- My good pal Carson Daly does such a great job of that.

So the Coast -- Alaska and it's at 9 o'clock -- abuse it then this Wednesday November ninth 2 days now 9 eastern.

On the weather channel and of course edition of The Today Show you do that early morning thing.

Right -- but without all -- the weather channel.

It's 6 AM -- with Google what -- Stephanie April.

Well what a life you have -- thank you select Italian it was a Bledel is going so well for you.

Well thank you guys I thought possible -- -- discoveries.

My early days of WABC at work where a couple of company -- -- -- -- -- -- I remember you actually were very good and in -- we had you introduce record you are you really need you -- the top forty thing down very well.

Look I used to it would I grew up acquaint -- -- couple from school.

It was a bit like -- equipment or upload it right chuck Jackson.

Like -- yeah yeah thank you would you would listen they're they're patterned their stated.

-- it it was a waste if you could get on the air back its school.

And use this stuff that you were lifted from all these guys.

Yeah that's what I -- up my wife crazy a look at this serious.

Except -- celebrity -- said -- yeah and I can't I drive my family crazy doesn't -- on the car and constantly talking -- talks.

I know you're very good guys are well we were just -- -- him or -- through songs you'd you'd just talk about you would know with a post -- unbelievable.

Let's get out of it but Jessica now thanks so much like that resulted in well for you -- isn't.

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