“But as a lot of you have heard, Al’s recovering, and he’s recovering very well from a recent medical issue.
NBC staple Al Roker had to miss the network’s coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in 27 years, after a recent health issue sidelined him from the annual event.
“For the past 27 parades, at this moment, we’d turn to Al Roker, our Today show colleague and our best pal,” co-host Hoda Kotb said at the top of Thursday’s broadcast.
“After some medical whack-a-mole, I am so fortunate to be getting terrific medical care and on the way to recovery.