The longtime weatherman tells PEOPLE about his own future on television at the Food & Wine Classic in Charleston Al Roker knows what's coming. The weatherman, who has been a mainstay on the Today show since 1996,

America’s beloved weatherman, 70, who’s been on the NBC show since 1996, addressed his inevitable retirement just days after Kotb, 60, announced her departure after 26 years. “You know when you know,” Roker told People at the first Food & Wine Classic in Charleston.

With news of Hoda Kotb’s Today exit shaking up the broadcasting industry, Al Roker reflected on whether or not he plans on retiring any time soon. "You know when you know," he said of the possibility of retiring in an interview with People published on Monday.