Sad news this morning as an old friend prepares to say good-bye. 81-year-old Willard Scott has announced his planes to retire from Today. After 35 years on the air, the weatherman is leaving the morning news show. His final appearance will be this Tuesday. Willard Scott joined Today way back in 1980. He was brought in to replace Bob Ryan as the weatherman. He semi-retired in 1996, with Al Roker taking on most of the heavy lifting. Roker describes Scott as his ‘second dad’. And even sent out a tweet to celebrate the retirement. RELATED: Al Roker Shares Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Will Undergo Surgery Soon An American television personality and occasional actor, Willard Scott is also an accomplished author. And interestingly enough, he is credited as the creator of Ronald McDonald for the McDonald Corporation, and was the first to portray the fast food mascot in TV commercials. He began his career in broadcasting at just 16 years old, serving as an NBC page at WRC-AM, NBC’s owned-and-operated radio station in Washington, D.C. The weatherman got his first big break in show business as the co-host of the Joy Boys radio show from 1955 to 1972, though he did take… Read full this story
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