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Al Roker

"My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, 'So... you're black.'"

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"My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, 'So... you're black.'"

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"Basically, right before college I got into the Guinness book for my feet and started to do local commercials and little radio spots, just little things and found I really liked it."

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"I never took my SAT's. I never applied to college. I moved right out here and jumped into the thick of things. Whether that was the smart move or not, I'm sitting here talking to you now, so it paid off."

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