Posted on 09/04/2021 3:09:57 PM PDT by hoagy62
Willard Scott, who forecast the weather for NBC's "Today" show for more than three decades and spent 65 years at NBC, has died, Al Roker said in an Instagram post on Saturday.
"We lost a beloved member of our @todayshow family this morning. Willard Scott passed peacefully at the age of 87 surrounded by family, including his daughters Sally and Mary and his lovely wife, Paris," Roker captioned a series of heartwarming photos of him and Scott.
Roker went on to call Scott his "second dad" and said Scott's "generous spirit" helped his career get to where it is today.
"Willard was a man of his times, the ultimate broadcaster. There will never be anyone quite like him," Roker concluded.
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Gotta admit always liked it when he came on
What little I saw of him, which wasn’t much
I seem to remember him doing birthday announcements
R.I.P. Willard...
You changed the concept and techniques of broadcast weather reporting forever...
Think they were the Joy Boys on WMAL in DC
More than 60 years ago was on TV with Bozo the clown. Wore my 2 fanner 50s, chaps, a western hat and a vest.
Yup, it was Willard Scott. RIP
Centenarians
Unless you meant those wild parties by the Roman soldiers.
Yep, they “chased electrons too and fro.”
Rip Willard. He had teamed with the late Ed Walker on WRC radio as the “Joy Boys of Radio” in Washington, DC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Boys
Sad news. One of the few news personalities that I liked.
One of the original “Joy Boys”
And Bozo.
WRC radio
He created Ronald MacDonald for the fast food franchise. Then, was told he would not be the mascot, though they would use his clown design.
The only decent thing to come off a truly evil show. RIP.
Last of the Joy Boys - Metro DC Icon, will be missed. He stayed pretty much apolitical on air, but occasionally showed his conservative colors
I used to listen to him and Walker on WMAL in Washington DC. They were a lot of fun.
We are the Joy Boys of radio...we chase electrons to and fro...
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