It’s official: Today weatherman and cohost Al Roker is a grandfather—or, as he prefers it, Pop-Pop. His daughter, Courtney Roker Laga, and her husband, Wesley, welcomed a healthy baby girl on Monday, July 3, and named her Sky Clara.

Roker's fellow Today cohosts—Sheinelle Jones, Craig Melvin, Peter Alexander, and Dylan Dreyer—announced both on air and in an Instagram post that the family is well and that everyone “couldn’t be happier” to celebrate this milestone.

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Sky is Roker’s first-ever grandchild, so it’s safe to say she’ll be treated like a princess. In fact, it’s beyond clear that both he and his daughter are bursting with excitement over the arrival of their newest family member. Earlier, Roker shared in a precious Instagram post that (like all good grandparents) he was “already planning the ways to spoil her and then hand her back.”

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“Welcome to the world, Sky Clara Laga,” he writes in the caption. “In love all over again.”

Back in March, Courtney Roker Laga posted an Instagram reel featuring her husband, Wesley, and a sweet sonogram image. The Today personality said that he and his wife, Deborah, were “very excited,” and he admitted that he’d known for some time, thanks to his son-in-law’s “goofy brother” who “accidentally” gave away the news via text message. Roker added that he’d like to be called Pop-Pop, in memory of his own father. Tune in to the segment below.

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The celebration also continued during the third hour of the show, when Roker shared a champagne toast with his cohosts and received special onesies for his grandchild. So we’d say things are continuing to look up for him: The happy news comes just months after his highly anticipated return to Today following multiple hospitalizations for medical issues.

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Even before she was born, you could tell how excited Roker is about his daughter’s first child—he left comments on her Instagram reel, including: “Here we go!!! So very very happy!!!!! You guys”


We can't wait to hear what comes next for baby Sky and the rest of the Roker family!

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Jane Burnett is an Assistant Editor at Oprah Daily, where she writes a variety of lifestyle content for the editorial team. She's a journalist with a pop culture sweet tooth—when she isn't catching up on celebrity news, she's usually listening to a podcast! Jane was previously an on-air reporter in local news, and worked at Thrive Global, Ladders News, and Reuters. She also interned at CNBC through the Emma Bowen Foundation, and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).