Al Roker, Jr.
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Al Roker, Jr., (born Ken Smith on August 2, 1967), is the main sports commentator, and currently one of the main cohorts on Mancow's Morning Madhouse, a nationally syndicated morning talk show.
Smith, a large African-American, was reportedly nick-named "Al Roker, Jr." by show host Erich "Mancow" Muller, after Muller saw in Smith a resemblance to and as a parody of Al Roker, the NBC weatherman and Food Network show host, primarily because both were overweight African-Americans.
On the show, Smith plays to the stereotype that all African-American men strive to attract Caucasian women. The words have become somewhat of his catchphrase; he uses them even in his reporting outside of the morning show. His catchphrases include, "Open WIDE for Chunky", "Kiss my black ass if you don't like it", "Call yo mama in from the kitchen 'cause she likes this black man" and "Eat'em up munch, yum-yum".
Smith has been a cohort of Muller for Mancow's Morning Madhouse since 1997, just prior to the show changing flagship affiliates from Rock 103.5 (WRCX-FM), to Q101 (WKQX-FM). He still remains on the show despite the departure of some the show's primary characters, and loss of flagship station, Q101. His tenure on the show is second only to DJ Luv Cheez.
