THE BUZZ

Al Roker set to run in NYC Marathon

Al Roker will be on the run come Nov. 7. That's the day of the 40th New York City Marathon, and the venerable "Today" weather forecaster - who lost 115 pounds via gastric bypass surgery eight years ago - will be among the more than 43,000 estimated runners pounding their way through the five-boroughcourse, Newsday contributor Frank Lovece reports. "This is his project, and I'll be there to cheer him on with a sign and to resuscitate him if need be - but I don't think I need to," said his wife, ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts, 50, in People magazine. "I think he'll do just fine."

Wife: CNN's Sanchez was tired when remarks were made

Rick Sanchez was tired from working 14-hour days, his wife, Suzanne, posted on her Facebook page. That's what led to his Sept. 30 radio outburst where he called talk show host Jon Stewart "a bigot," according to entertainment and media website TheWrap.com. Suzanne Sanchez says her husband has apologized to Stewart personally. She said the ex-CNN anchor was trying to "make a broader point" when he accused CNN brass of discrimination, attacked Stewart and implied that Jews control the media. Rick Sanchez was fired by the cable news network Friday.

Kardashian hits NYC as a single lady

Uh-oh. Look out New York. Kim Kardashian is in town and she's single. Since splitting with boyfriend Miles Austin and arriving in the city to film "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," a series premiering in January on E!, Kardashian told People magazine that lots of her friends are trying to play matchmaker. "Everyone is now trying to hook me up," she says. "In a way . . . it's kind of reassuring to know, 'OK, this [person] knows them, so maybe they're normal.' "