Wake Up with Al
| Wake Up with Al | |
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Logo used from November 2013 to October 2015
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| Presented by |
Al Roker Stephanie Abrams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Atlanta, Georgia New York City, New York |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | The Weather Channel |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | July 20, 2009 – October 2, 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | AMHQ Early, AMHQ |
Wake Up with Al was an American morning television program on The Weather Channel. Airing Monday through Fridays live from 5 to 7 a.m. Eastern Time, the program featured a mix of weather forecasts, news headlines and feature segments. The program debuted on July 20, 2009. It was cancelled effective October 2, 2015.
The program was co-hosted by Al Roker, longtime weather anchor of the NBC morning program Today, and The Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams. Roker hosted from Studio 6E, one of NBC's "newsnooks" at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City; a large touchscreen was used during the broadcast at the studio to illustrate current and predicted weather conditions. MSNBC anchors provided news headlines during a segment produced out of MSNBC's headquarters at Rockefeller Center. In addition to weather forecasts, a celebrity interview was usually aired during the program, in a manner similar to those featured on Today; this has led to criticism from some viewers on the perception that Wake Up with Al focused more on entertainment than providing weather forecasts.
In the event of a pending or ongoing significant weather event occurring that day (such as a severe weather outbreak, winter storm or a hurricane threatening the United States), a special two-hour live edition of Wake Up with Al occasionally aired from 5 7 a.m. Eastern (effectively pushing back the start time of its lead-ins – previously First Outlook, First Forecast and Weather Center Live – by one hour). The 10 a.m. ET rebroadcast was originally replaced or preempted with a special live telecast; the rebroadcast was also pre-empted in such cases by an additional hour of America's Morning Headquarters. A special edition of Wake Up with Al also sometimes aired on weekend mornings from 5–7 a.m. Eastern during significant weather events.
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