Al Roker’s absence from Today in late 2022 was more than a break from television.
The longtime weather anchor was hospitalized with a blood clot in his leg that sent clots to his lungs. He later faced internal bleeding and underwent major surgery.
The ordeal kept him off the air for nearly two months, but he returned to the show on January 6, 2023. It is a past health crisis, not a report that he is currently hospitalized.
