AL ROKER, also known as America’s weatherman, is a doting father to three kids, Courtney, Leila, and Nicholas.
On National Son Day, the Today weather anchor said that Nicholas is ‘the best son ever.’
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Who is Al Roker’s son, Nicholas Albert?
Born on July 18, 2002, to parents Al Roker and Deborah Roberts, Nicholas Albert “Nick” Roker is a student and athlete.
In 2019, he competed in the Special Olympics New York Summer Games and won two gold medals after winning the 25-yard butterfly and 50-yard freestyle competitions.
In an appearance on The View, Roberts said that Nick is also into martial arts. “Many of you know, we have been on a journey with our son, Nick, who over his lifetime has been dealing with learning disabilities, developmental disabilities,” she said.
“But he has accomplished so many things. He’s gotten a black belt in Taekwondo, he swam competitively. He just got accepted into college.”
Nick is also active in church and served as the principal cross-bearer at the St. James Episcopal Church in Manhattan, New York. Ahead of his high school graduation in 2022, he delivered a personal sermon, which Roker shared on Instagram.
“I have a learning disability, and I have worked extra hard to get to this point. This last semester, I earned all ‘A’s on my report card,” he said in his sermon.
“It feels really good, but my accomplishments haven’t all been about school. They have also been about perseverance here at St. James.”
What disorder does Al Roker’s son have?
Roker and Roberts have always been open about Nick having special needs. In an essay Roker wrote for Guideposts magazine in 2019, he shared that Nick is “somewhere on the spectrum and maybe obsessive-compulsive.”
However, he doesn’t want that to define his son. “Those labels can be frustrating; they don’t begin to describe who Nick really is.”
Roker revealed that he and Roberts found out shortly after Nick’s birth that he had special needs.
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“We knew right from the beginning that he would be up against a whole different set of challenges,” he penned.
“He wasn’t developing as fast as he should have, not holding our fingers as tightly, not always meeting our gaze, not as quick to crawl. At three, he hardly talked and could barely walk.”
But thanks to speech, behavioral and occupational therapists and involvement in sports and church, Nick began to thrive.
“Nick is a hard worker; he’s got a great sense of humor; he’s outgoing and a good swimmer; he’s developing a pretty good top-of-the-key basketball shot,” Roker continued.
“He takes chess lessons a couple times a week, and he does okay. He’s also very affectionate—like his grandfather—and full of love to share.”
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On Today, Roker said that Nick inspires him to be a ‘better person.’
“He’s very goal-oriented and he’s a great kid,” he told Hoda Kotb.
“As a lot of parents who have kids who have special needs [know], they can try your patience. Not that they mean to, or anything like that. I look at him and all that he does and I want to be a better person.”
Where does Nicholas Albert go to college?
Nick is currently a university student, but his school remains unknown.
However, Roker and Robert revealed in an Instagram post that their youngest kid was accepted into two colleges.
The proud parents also personally dropped Nick off on campus on his first day and visit him from time to time.
“It was soooo good getting to see our Nick on campus for #familyweekend and see him with his pals,” Roker wrote in a post.
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