Al Roker, Deborah Roberts Celebrate the Legacy of Their Parents While Accepting The Root 100 Honor

Television news legends Al Roker and Deborah Roberts are both professional and relationship goals.

The trailblazers attended The Root 100 at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater on Tuesday, where they where honored for “Partnership and Purpose.” Their influence as two of TV’s most respected and famous Black journalists has inspired generations of reporters. As they accepted their well-deserved flowers, Roker and Roberts acknowledged the lessons they learned from their parents and how meaningful it was to be honored on the Apollo stage.

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As enthusiastic as they were about the big event, the couple is much more excited about their first Christmas with their 5-month-old granddaughter.

“You know, there’s a new grandbaby. So that’s kind of exciting,” Roker told PEOPLE. “It’s gonna be a different kind of Christmas. So, very excited.”

Any grandparent will tell you that it’s their job to spoil their grandbabies during the holidays. After battling health issues the last couple years, I imagine Roker is going extra big this Christmas. She may only be 5 months old, but she’ll probably have enough presents to fill her own toy store.

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