Did Al Roker Just Show PR Pros How to Get Noticed?

Whelp, it’s official. Al Roker has finally made his legend eternal by taking a bold step into the Guinness World Book of Records with a 34-hour uninterrupted weather forecast because dude had nothing better to do on a Wednesday morning.

Playfully dubbed #Rokerthon, the stunt was geared to raise money for Roker’s Crowdrise campaign, which benefits the U.S. armed forces and the United States Service Organizations (USO). NBC

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