>>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR SERIES "BACKYARD BARBECUE WITH AL."
HE'S BEEN SURPRISING DADS FATHER'S DAY AND TODAY WE FIND
MR. AL IN PALM COAST, FLORIDA. >> HE'S ABOUT TO STREET SOMEONE
TO A FANTASTIC BARBECUE. AL, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> Reporter: OKAY, GUYS. WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS GUY, MELVIN
BRADLEY, I HAVE A LOT IN COMMON WITH.
YOU'LL SEE WHY IN JUST A MOMENT. HE'S A FORMER FedEx EMPLOYEE AND
HE THINKS WE'RE DOING COMMERCIALS ABOUT RETIRED FedEx
WORKERS. WELL, GUESS WHAT?
WE'RE ABOUT TO GIVE HIM THE SURPRISE OF HIS LIFE.
>> MY FATHER'S NAME IS MELVIN BRADLEY.
HE'S 64 YEARS OLD. AND RETIRED.
YOU KNOW, HE STARTED WORKING WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.
HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE
MILITARY. HE WAS A METEOROLOGIST IN THE
AIR FORCE. AND THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER THE
MOST IS, LIKE, MY DAD ALWAYS DID WEATHER.
HE LIVED IN GERMANY FOR FOUR YEARS AND IT WAS JUST ME AND
HIM. AND THAT WAS PROBABLY SOME OF
THE MOST PRECIOUS TIME THAT I'VE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
WE HUNG OUT AND, YOU KNOW, HE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO DO A GIRL'S
HAIR. AND DEAL WITH GIRL DRAMA.
>> THEY EXPECT THEIR PACKAGE TO BE DELIVERED.
>> HE WORKED FOR FedEx FOR 20 YEARS DOING METEOROLOGIST AGAIN.
THE COOL STORY ABOUT FedEx IS THERE WERE NO METEOROLOGY JOBS
OPEN. SO HE STARTED WORKING IN THE HUB
IN MEMPHIS LIKE YOU SEE ON TV, LATE NIGHTS, YOU KNOW, MOVING
PACKAGES. AND HE MOVED UP FROM, YOU KNOW,
WORKING METEOROLOGY TO BEING A MANAGER BEFORE HE RETIRED.
THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR A LOCAL MEMPHIS STATION
DOING THE MORNING WEATHER CUT-INS.
>> WELL, WE'RE STARTING OFF THIS MORNING WITH PRETTY MILD
TEMPERATURES. >> IT WAS SO NEAT TO, LIKE, WAKE
UP AND SEE MY DAD ON TV GIVING THE WEATHER FOR ALL OF MEMPHIS.
MY DAD AND MY STEPMOM GOT MARRIED SEPTEMBER 1st, 2001.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY WHEN HE MET HER, HIS ENTIRE LIFE CHANGED.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN TWO PEOPLE THAT, WHILE THEY MET LATER IN
LIFE, IT'S AS IF THEY HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE THEY WERE KIDS.
SO WE HAVE FIVE KIDS AND 11 TOTAL GRANDKIDS FROM 6 TO 21.
HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES ALL OF HIS GRANDKIDS.
AND WOULD DO ANYTHING IN THE WORLD FOR THEM.
EVERYWHERE HE'S GONE, HE'S HAD A GRILL.
AND IT'S REALLY NEAT TO SEE HIM PASS THAT DOWN TO MY SON WHO NOW
ENJOYS GRILLING AND WANTS TO LEARN TO GRILL LIKE HIS
GRANDFATHER. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED A LOVE
LIKE I HAVE FOR MY DAD. YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ALL OF US.
AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS FATHER'S DAY.
>> Reporter: ALL RIGHTY. WELL, WE ARE PULLING UP RIGHT
NOW IN A FedEx TRUCK TO MELVIN BRADLEY'S HOUSE.
I DON'T THINK HE KNOWS EXACTLY -- I CAN SEE HIM THERE
STANDING WITH HIS FAMILY, HIS GRANDCHILDREN, HIS WIFE, HIS
DAUGHTER. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO
SURPRISE HIM. ALL RIGHT.
MELVIN BRADLEY, HOW ARE YOU? >> I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU? >> I HAVE A FedEx SURPRISE FOR
YOU. >> I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT. SURPRISE, SURPRISE.
>> YOU ARE LIVE ON THE "TODAY" SHOW RIGHT NOW.
>> AM I ON THE "TODAY" SHOW? >> YOU ARE.
YOU CAN BLAME THIS YOUNG LADY. >> YOU DID THIS, DIDN'T YOU?
>> YOU THOUGHT WE WERE ABOUT TO DO A COMMERCIAL FOR FedEx
EMPLOYEES. I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR HAT ON.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO MEET YOU BECAUSE I FINALLY CAN
MEET SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS HOW TO DO THE WEATHER.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS YOUNG MAN BEHIND YOU, DO YOU
KNOW WHO THIS IS? >> NO IDEA.
>> THIS IS CHRIS LILY, WORLD CHAMPION BARBECUE MAVIN.
>> IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND HE, YOU AND I ARE GOING TO DO A COOKING SEGMENT GRILLING
YOUR WORLD FAMOUS RIBS LIVE ON THE "TODAY" SHOW.
>> THAT WILL WORK. >> ARE YOU SURPRISED?
>> NO, I'M NOT. I'M IN WEATHER, YOU'RE NEVER
SURPRISED. >> WELL, WHAT MAKES HIM SUCH A
GREAT DAD? >> HE'S JUST BEEN SO LOVING AND
JUST SO CARING. AND HE'S GIVING GREAT ADVICE AND
JUST AN AMAZING GRANDFATHER. >> MELVIN BRADLEY, HAPPY
FATHER'S DAY A LITTLE EARLY. WE'LL BE GRILLING WITH YOU.
WE'VE GOT MORE FROM PALM COAST, FLORIDA, AND THE REST OF THE
"TODAY" SHOW COMING UP. BUT FIRST, THIS IS "TODAY" ON
NBC.