Al Roker congratulates his wife Deborah Roberts over big career news
Al Roker and his beloved wife, Deborah Roberts, have a big reason to celebrate and it couldn't come at a more welcomed time. The Today show weatherman has been recovering from COVID-19 after his 30 September diagnosis, and this news put a pep in his step. MORE: Al Roker tests positive for COVID-19 as wife shares update on his health Taking to Instagram, Al proudly revealed his journalist wife has made a leap in her career. Alongside a photo of her, he wrote: "The head of @abcnews @newsmom8 just made this #official. Congratulations @debrobertsabc."WATCH: Al Roker's rise to fame The message from the network confirmed her new role as it read: "I am excited to share that Deborah Roberts will begin an expanded role as a contributing anchor for '20/20' in addition to her current position as senior national affairs correspondent for 'Nightline,' 'Good Morning America' and 'World News Tonight' with David Muir."Fans were thrilled and commented: "Wow, bravo," and, "Congratulations, what a power couple".MORE: Al Roker and wife in disbelief over their son Nick MORE: All we know about Al Roker's break from TodayIt's wonderful news for the pair who hit the challenge of COVID once more recently.