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Sep 5, 2021 · Willard Scott, who forecast the weather on TODAY Show for more than three decades and began the tradition of wishing centenarians a happy birthday, died at 87.
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Sep 4, 2021 · Willard Scott, who forecast the weather for NBC's "TODAY" show for more than three decades of his 65 years at at NBC, has died, Al Roker said in an Instagram post Saturday.
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Sep 4, 2021 · Willard Scott, former longtime weatherman for ‘Today,’ who was known for his outgoing, jovial personality, and for celebrating the lives of viewers who had reached their milestone 100th...
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Sep 5, 2021 · Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC's "Today" show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died. He was 87. His successor on the morning...
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- Scott on His Birthday Greetings to Centenarians
Scott joined “The Today Show” when its anchors were Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, delivering the nationwide weather report. In 1983, he began a practice that would become a tradition: wishing a happy birthday to centenarians. Throughout his years at “Today,” Scott brought his quirky sense of humor to the show, with antics including dressing up as Car...
Scott was working for WRC-TV in Washington, DC, playing Bozo the Clown, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. When McDonald’s launched their now-iconic Ronald McDonald character, Scott had just ended his run as Bozo. He was a natural choice to portray this new clown, and he became Ronald in a series of 1963 TV ads. Scott also claimed he created Ronald...
“How did the whole thing get started, the 100-year-old salutes? Well, I’ll tell you, it wasn’t some great, genius idea. It was a mistake, kinda – you know, just one of those throwaways. Back in 1983, somebody sent me a card. I said, ‘That’ll be cute,’ I did it, and now I’m one of the largest clearinghouses for 100-year-olds in the world.” —from a 2...
Sep 4, 2021 · Willard Scott, TV’s Clown Prince of Sun and Showers, Is Dead at 87. Mr. Scott, who played both Bozo the Clown and the original Ronald McDonald on television, was a longtime weather forecaster...
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Sep 5, 2021 · This morning, our TODAY family and millions of Willard Scott fans around the world are mourning the loss of a true original. The legendary weatherman died peacefully on Saturday at age 87 ...
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