{"id":106635,"date":"2021-09-04T20:35:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T01:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106635"},"modified":"2021-09-04T20:40:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T01:40:08","slug":"legendary-weatherman-willard-scott-dies-at-87-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106635","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Weatherman Willard Scott Dies at 87 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106635\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106635\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106636 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-iconic-weatherman-for-Today-dies-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-iconic-weatherman-for-Today-dies-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-iconic-weatherman-for-Today-dies-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-iconic-weatherman-for-Today-dies.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Longtime TODAY weatherman Willard Scott passed away September 4, 2021 of natural causes at the age of 87. The TODAY show\u2019s Al Roker and Katie Couric posted tributes on social media remembering their friend and former colleague.<\/p>\n<p>During the 1960s Scott worked in radio with jobs as host of children\u2019s television programs. He worked for station WRC-TV playing characters such as Commander Retro and Bozo the Clown. In the 1970s he became a weatherman for WRC-TV. Scott was also the original Ronald McDonald. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 1980 Scott was hired as the weatherman on NBC\u2019s long-running morning show TODAY, a position he held from 1980-1996. Scott went into semi-retirement, but still appeared on the show, where he continued his tradition of wishing \u201chappy birthday\u201d to centenarians. He announced his full retirement from television on December 11, 2015. The plaza outside Rockefeller Center was renamed Willard Scott Way in his honor.<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s additional TV credits include THE NEW HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (1987), MACY\u2019S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE (1924-), BOZO the CLOWN (1959-1962), and VALERIE (1987-1989).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Willard Scott\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p>[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Longtime TODAY weatherman Willard Scott passed away September 4, 2021 of natural causes at the age of 87. The TODAY show\u2019s Al Roker and Katie Couric posted tributes on social media remembering their friend and former colleague. During the 1960s Scott worked in radio with jobs as host of children\u2019s television programs. 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