Al Roker On Being 'The Jolly Fat Person' : NPR - 0 views
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Al Roker, the veteran weatherman on NBC's Today show, endured years of indignities as an obese teenager and throughout his television career.
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Citation: "Al Roker On Being 'The Jolly Fat Person'" NPR. NPR, 15 Feb. 2013. Web. Summary: Al Roker lived a tough life. He was obese, and was often made fun of at school. This was during the time where the TV show, Fat Albert was becoming popular, and made his fatness more of a joke rather than an insult. When he pursued his television career, it was an advantage at first, as more people viewed his show, but soon it became too much. His wife told him to lose weight, and bariatric surgery was performed on him to lose more than 100 pounds and he is now on a strict diet. He is now 200 pounds, compared to his 340 pounds he was, and still at times enjoys his high-fat foods.
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I think that this article is very significant to many people's lives. Al Roker was at the point of being so fat, that it was dangerous for his life. I think that if some obese people read this, they could realize that their life could be in danger because of their weight. This will not only affect your life, but others around you as well. I think it was very brave of Al Roker to perform this life threatening procedure and change his diet to lose weight, and make people close to him happy.