“Alright, this is my version of the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” he says in the clip. “Getting ready to leave the hospital. Time to blow this taco stand. Woohoo!”
Many of his colleagues, past and present, expressed their well-wishes, with Kotb commenting, “Yay Al!!!! Love love this video!!! Parade was not the same without YOU!!!”
Fellow Today co-host Jenna Bush Hager wrote, “Yasss!! Now we are especially thankful for you too!!! And all those doctors and nurses who took care of our dear one!”
Former Today show star Katie Couric commented, “Yay Al! Happy Thanksgiving! “
Added Today meteorologist Dylan Dreyer, who filled in for Roker on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast, “Whiohooo!!!!!”
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