By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press Entertainment Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Before he was a star on TV, Al Roker was a huge fan of watching it, especially animated shows.

“I spent a lot of Saturday mornings in front of the TV,” he says. “I was one of those kids who waited with bated breath because going back to school in the fall meant that the fall preview edition of the TV Guide was coming out that had all the listings of all the new cartoons.”

Al Roker joins singer-songwriter Role Model (Tucker Pillsbury) onstage on NBC’s Today show at Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

This fall, everyone’s favorite weatherman is getting a kick out of launching his own educational cartoon TV show — “Weather Hunters,” which premieres Monday on P

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