Roker Live from the White House Garden on NBC’s TODAY Thursday, April 7

Roker Sits Down for a One-on-One Interview with Mrs. Obama and Joins Her for Two School Visits, Airing Friday, April 8 on TODAY

NEW YORK – April 6, 2016 – TODAY’s Al Roker is hitting the road with First Lady Michelle Obama as part of her new garden tour initiative.  The trip will start at the White House Garden live on NBC’s TODAY, on Thursday April 7th.

Roker will join the first lady as she travels to two schools, Burke County Middle School in Waynesboro, Georgia, and Philip’s Academy Charter School in Newark, New Jersey.  At each stop he will help Mrs. Obama continue her effort to share the stories of local gardens and they will participate in planting events at the schools.  After their visits, Roker will sit down with the first lady for a one-on-one interview where she’ll reflect on her time in the white house, the kitchen garden, Let’s Move!, and the future.  The interview and tour will air Friday, April 8th on TODAY.

The complete interview with Mrs. Obama and segments from the tour will be available on TODAY.com after the show. Viewers can follow on social media by using #GardenOnTheGo. 

###

NBC’s TODAY is the news program that informs, entertains, inspires and sets the agenda each morning for Americans. Airing live from 7 am to 11 am ET, TODAY reaches more than 5 million people every day through its broadcast, and millions more through TODAY.com, the TODAY app, and social media platforms. Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Willie Geist, Tamron Hall, Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb, and Kathie Lee Gifford are the anchors and hosts, Noah Oppenheim is the SVP and Executive in Charge, and Don Nash is the executive producer.

For more information contact:

Erin Miller
NBC News
o: (212) 664-2124
c: (917) 943-6274
e: erin.miller@nbcuni.com