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'Today' host Al Roker welcomes granddaughter as Courtney Roker shares first photos of her baby girl

2023-07-05 10:18
'Today' show was the first to announce the good news to all Al Roker's fans
'Today' host Al Roker welcomes granddaughter as Courtney Roker shares first photos of her baby girl

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: 'Today' show's beloved weatherman Al Roker has finally become a grandfather and has welcomed a granddaughter with Courtney and her husband Wesley Laga. The show was the first to announce the happy news to all Roker's fans.

Roker had previously shared the due date for his granddaughter's birth and was very excited to become a grandfather. Courtney also went on to share a couple of lovely pictures of her daughter who they have named 'Sky'.

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'Today' show hosts shared Al Roker's good news

It was the 'Today' show that first made the announcement on behalf of Roker about his newly earned title as a grandfather. The NBC Morning News show included Roker in their major headlines and revealed the news for their July 4 broadcast.

Co-host Sheinelle Jones also commented on Roker becoming a grandfather, "That's really cute that his first grandchild's name is Sky. How cute is that?" Roker was not present on the panel but he did inform the viewers through the show that their family "couldn't be happier" with Sky's birth and that both the mother and the child were healthy and were doing well.

Roker had previously shared the due date of his daughter as to be sometime in June. He later pinpointed the due date under former 'Today' host Kathie Lee Gifford's post announcing her own grandchild's birth.

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Courtney Roker shares first photos of daughter

The new mom Courtney shared two photos of her little one on Instagram, also announcing what the family had decided to name her. The caption of the post read, "Sky Clara Laga made her debut yesterday at 12.41 pm and we are absolutely obsessed with her. Thank you to Dr Shonda Corbett and the labor & delivery team at @holynamemedicalcenter who helped bring her into this world."

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Sky was born on the afternoon of July 3, just short of being born on Independence Day. Sky's grandparents Al and Deborah came to the post to share their love and blessings with her. Al commented, "I love this little princess," while Deborah's comment said, "She is perfection! So absolutely happy for our new addition!"

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