Al Roker and Deborah Roberts married in 1995 after meeting on the set of Today

Today show anchor Al Roker and his wife, ABC News senior national affairs correspondent Deborah Roberts, found love on the set of the morning show.

The couple first met at Today in 1990 and tied the knot five years later. Since then, they’ve celebrated several milestones together, including gracing the cover of PEOPLE’s first-ever Love Issue in February 2021.

1990: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts meet at NBC’s TodayRon Galella/Ron Galella

Roker and Roberts met in 1990 when Roberts joined NBC’s Today as a correspondent. “Al was so sweet,” she told PEOPLE in 1999. “He showed me pictures of his daughter and talked about his family.”

Summer 1992: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts start dating

The Today anchor later explained how he landed a date with Roberts on The Kelly Clarkson Show, sharing that Roberts had asked him to keep an eye on her apartment while she was in Barcelona covering the Summer Olympics for NBC.

January 1, 1994: Al Roker proposes to Deborah Roberts

September 16, 1995: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts get marriedDeborah Roberts Instagram

November 17, 1998: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts welcome their first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, daughter Leila Ruth

July 18, 2002: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts their second 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, son Nicholas Albert

In January 2020, Roker spoke with Today about how his son makes him want to be a better person, saying, “As a lot of parents who have kids who have special needs [know], they can try your patience. Not that they mean to, or anything like that. I look at him and all that he does and I want to be a better person.”

December 14, 2018: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts celebrate his 40 years at NBCDeborah Roberts Instagram

April 25, 2019: Al Roker opens up about his son’s autismRoy Rochlin/Getty

Roker opened up in an issue of Guideposts magazine, per Today, about parenting Nick with Roberts.

November 6, 2020: Al Roker reveals his prostate cancer diagnosis

Roker shared on the Today show that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

November 12, 2020: Deborah Roberts supports Al Roker after prostate cancer surgeryJerod Harris/Getty

November 23, 2020: Al Roker shares he is cancer-freeWalter McBride/FilmMagic

One week after his prostate cancer surgery, Roker shared on Today that his pathology report found no evidence of cancer beyond the prostate.

“It was this great relief,” Roker told Today. “For a first start, this is terrific news. I’m going to be up for — and a lot of people who live with cancer — up for lifelong testing to make sure this doesn’t come back.”

February 2021: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts appear on the cover of PEOPLE’s Love IssueAl Roker and Deborah Roberts. Jai Lennard

February 15, 2021: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts host a cooking series on Instagram Live

Roberts and the Today co-host love to cook, and they started sharing their culinary quests with their followers on Instagram. The day after Valentine’s Day 2021, the couple hosted an Instagram Live event where they prepared a roast chicken together.

May 25, 2021: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts celebrate daughter Leila’s college graduationDeborah Roberts Instagram

March 30, 2022: Deborah Roberts reveals how the pandemic brought her closer to Al Roker

June 22, 2022: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts celebrate their son Nick’s high school graduationAl Roker Instagram

November 2022: Al Roker is hospitalized for blood clots in his legs and lungs; Deborah Roberts shows her support

In late November, Roker gave fans an update on his health after he was absent from Today for two weeks. The anchor revealed on Instagram that he had been hospitalized for blood clots in his legs and lungs, but was “fortunate to be getting terrific medical care and on the way to recovery.”

December 8, 2022: Al Roker returns home from the hospital

The beloved Today show star shared a photo of himself smiling in his family’s kitchen along with a caption that read: “Home! So incredibly grateful to family, friends, medical folks, @todayshow family and all your thoughts and prayers.” In the carousel post, Roker also included a snap of him and Roberts as well as a group picture featuring their daughter, Leila.

Roberts talked with Entertainment Tonight about the challenges of caring for Roker through his life-threatening health crisis in late 2022.

The ABC News correspondent added: “It’s tough. I’m still kind of, I think, recuperating. I’m still kind of tired. I’m still mentally exhausted, but you know what, I’m grateful and just trying to just bask in the moment and just be happy that he’s well.”

September 9, 2023: Deborah Roberts and Al Roker attend the US OpenAl Roker and Deborah Roberts on Day Thirteen of the 2023 US Open.

May 14, 2024: Al Roker celebrates Deborah Roberts on Mother’s Day