Al Roker Is A Hugger

Breaking news from NBC10.com, in the form of a conversation with Al Roker when he visited Philly on Tuesday:

‘You strike me as a hugger, Al. Is this true?’ ‘I have been known to hug from time to time,’ he said. Now down to the nitty gritty of celebrity gossip: ‘Is Matt Lauer a hugger?’ ‘Yeah, I think he is,’ said Roker. ‘Yes. Yes. Matt is a hugger.’ ‘Is Katie a hugger?’ ‘Katie is a, is a…’ Insert interesting and telling pause that will surely make it to Page 6 of the New York Post. ‘Yes. Katie is a hugger.’

Is Ann Curry a hugger? (Gawker doesn’t think so.) By the way, Roker says he’ll hug Meredith Vieira this fall, if she’s open to it…