His death was confirmed by fellow Today show host Al Roker. No cause of death was given. He was truly my second dad and am where I am today because of his generous spirit. Willard was a man of his times, the ultimate broadcaster. There will never be anyone quite like him. Scott joined Today in He remained on the program until it ended in Scott also had the distinction of being the first person to play Ronald McDonald, appearing in commercials in the Washington area starting in In March , he ove to the network, and he replaced Bob Ryan as weatherman on Today.
Scott reportedly died after a brief illness, his wife said, according to The New York Times. I work because people know I love them. I might put my foot in my mouth five times out of six, but the sixth time, I strike a chord, and people respond. Start your day with the top stories you missed while you were sleeping. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Print Subscriptions. Deseret News homepage. Filed under: Television Entertainment. Reddit Pocket Email Linkedin. Scott recently died at age How did Willard Scott die? Scott was born and grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, a Washington suburb, and was a teenager when he took his first broadcast job as a page for an NBC station in Washington in While working in Washington TV and radio, Scott took a side job portraying Bozo the Clown on a children's show, which led to another clown role that became one of the world's best-known marketing characters.
A Washington-area McDonald's franchise owner hired Scott in the early s for ads for his restaurants as the first Ronald McDonald, the hamburger-loving clown. It was a crude costume - Scott wore a food box on his head and had a paper cup for a nose - but the people at McDonald's headquarters liked it enough to take the character nationwide.
For the national ad campaign McDonald's hired someone else to play Ronald, leaving Scott to think it was his size - he was 6-foot-3 1. Scott's success in Washington led to the weather job at "Today" in and his outsized personality, good ole boy demeanor and small-town values made him a fan favorite.
Viewers sent him gifts and flocked to see him when he did the weather live from county fairs, parades and civic events around the country. In Scott wished a happy th birthday to a woman on the air, starting a tradition that became one of the "Today" show's most popular features. The show received hundreds of requests for th birthday shout-outs and Scott did them once a week on the show into , long after he had turned over the full-time weather job.
In all, he announced some 40, th birthdays, NBC said. Not everyone appreciated Scott's on-air antics.
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