Legendary Now show weatherman Willard Scott has died. He was 87.
Scott passed away on Saturday, Sept. 4. He served as a weatherman on the NBC sequence for far more than two a long time and was identified for wishing viewers who turned 100 decades previous a satisfied birthday on air. He was succeeded by current co-host Al Roker. Scott is survived by his spouse Paris Keena and his kids Sally and Mary from his prior relationship to wife Mary Dwyer Scott, who died in 2002.
“We lost Willard Scott passed peacefully at 87 surrounded by relatives, like his daughters Sally and Mary and his wonderful spouse, Paris,” Roker tweeted. “He was definitely my second father and am where by I am these days mainly because of his generous spirit. Willard was definitely a broadcast #icon.”
Scott was born in Alexandria, Va. in 1934. As a teen, he worked as a web site at NBC radio station WRC in Washington, D.C. He graduated from American College with a B.A. in philosophy and religion.
