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"Today" show anchor Al Roker hospitalized for blood clots

FILE - Al Roker attends NBC's "Today" show 70th anniversary celebration at The Paley Center for Media on May 11, 2022, in New York. On Friday, Nov. 18, Roker said he's recovering after being hospitalized the week before for blood clots. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File) (Greg Allen, 2022 Invision)

NEW YORK ā€“ Al Roker is recovering after he was hospitalized last week for blood clots, the NBC ā€œToday" show weather anchor said Friday.

ā€œSo many of you have been thoughtfully asking where Iā€™ve been. Last week I was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in my leg which sent some clots into my lungs," Roker, 68, announced on Instagram.

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ā€œAfter some medical whack-a-mole, I am so fortunate to be getting terrific medical care and on the way to recovery," he wrote. ā€œThanks for all the well wishes and prayers and hope to see you soon. Have a great weekend, everyone.ā€

His co-anchors wished him well online and on the show.

ā€œAl Roker-- hurry back to us... counting the days xoxoxo,ā€ Hoda Kotb said in a comment on Roker's post.

ā€œHeā€™s in good spirits, weā€™ve all talked to him,ā€ Savannah Guthrie said on Friday's show.

Roker's wife, ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts, posted that she was grateful for ā€œthe top notch medical care and prayer warriors from every corner."

ā€œWe love you dearly sweet Al and canā€™t wait to get you home," Roberts wrote, adding heart emojis.

It wasn't immediately announced whether Roker would be able to co-host NBC's coverage of the Macyā€™s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which he has done since 1995.

Roker also was off the air in 2020 for two weeks after he underwent successful surgery for prostate cancer.

Roker said he went public with his diagnosis to highlight the risk of prostate cancer, especially among Black men.


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