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Inside Al Roker’s surprise 70th birthday party with the co-hosts of “Today”

Inside Al Roker’s surprise 70th birthday party with the co-hosts of “Today”

Al Roker’s wife, Deborah Roberts, threw him a surprise 70th birthday party on Tuesday night. debrobertsabc/Instagram

Al Roker’s wife, Deborah Roberts, hosted a surprise 70th birthday party at City Winery in New York City on Tuesday night.

The Today Show weatherman posted photos from the party, which included a performance by Earth, Wind & Fire and several celebrity guests.

“Still processing the early #surprise party @debrobertsabc threw for me for my 70th birthday with family and friends,” Roker wrote Wednesday under a carousel of 20 photos on Instagram.

Roker’s three children – Courtney, Leila and Nick – were all present at City Winery on Tuesday. alroker/Instagram
The “Today” show co-host danced the night away to a performance by Earth, Wind & Fire on Tuesday. alroker/Instagram

He added: “I feel much more comfortable being the one giving the party than being the one receiving it. It was overwhelming and I’m still processing it.”

Roker shared several sweet snaps of himself and Roberts posing with all three of his children.

Roker has a daughter, Courtney, with his ex-wife Alice Bell and two children, son Nick and daughter Leila, with Roberts, who flew in from Paris for the birthday party.

Roker’s longtime co-host of the “Today” show, Hoda Kotb, was all smiles at the celebration. alroker/Instagram
Fellow “Today” show hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin also paid tribute to Roker. alroker/Instagram
Roker and his wife also posed for a sweet photo with “CBS Mornings” co-anchor Gayle King and “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts. alroker/Instagram

His fellow “Today” show co-hosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin were all in attendance for the special evening, as were “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King and “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts.

Deborah, 63, added several personal touches to her husband’s party – including dozens of prop versions of his viral blue glasses, balloons, custom Krispy Kreme doughnuts and old photos of Roker lined up on the walls.

At one point, Guthrie was photographed hugging Roker while smiling and wearing blue glasses.

Guests, like Guthrie pictured here, received a pair of Roker’s signature blue glasses. debrobertsabc/Instagram
Roker even had special Krispy Kreme doughnuts as party favors. alroker/Instagram
The broadcaster posed for photos next to framed photos of himself from previous years. leilaroker/Instagram

Roberts continued to surprise by bringing Earth, Wind & Fire on stage.

Leila posted a sweet black-and-white video of her parents holding each other tightly, kissing and dancing to one of the band’s hits.

Roker looked chic in a light purple button-down shirt with a grey checked blazer over it, while Deborah sparkled in a sleeveless white sparkly turtleneck dress.

Roker and Roberts took a moment to perform a sweet dance to one of Earth, Wind & Fire’s songs. alroker/Instagram
Leila posted a video of her parents smiling and kissing. leilaroker/Instagram

“The countdown to @alroker’s birthday can begin. We love and appreciate you so much we just had to start celebrating early!! Let’s keep dancing into next week and your new decade,” Deborah wrote under her Instagram post on Tuesday.

Roker turns 70 on August 20.

His birthday party came just one day after Kotb celebrated her 60th birthday with a celebration on Monday’s episode of “Today With Hoda and Jenna.”

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