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Willard Herman Scott, Jr. (born March 7, 1934) is an American media personality, best known for his birthday greetings to American centenarians on NBC's Today show.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Scott attended American University in Washington, D.C., where he met Ed Walker. The two hosted a radio program on WAMU-AM for two years, before moving to WRC-AM in 1953. Their program, The Joy Boys, remained on-air until 1972.
Scott spent the 1960s balancing his radio career alongside numerous jobs as hosts of children's television programs. He appeared on local television playing characters such as Commander Retro and Bozo the Clown. Another role he played during this time was that of Ronald McDonald, A fictional characterA fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. More accurately, a fictional character is the person or conscious entity we imagine to exist within the world of such a work. In addition to people, characters can be aliens, animals, g who was hired to portray for a McDonald's franchise in Washington, D.C.. McDonald's eventually replaced Scott with a different actor, but Willard Scott is acknowledged as playing Ronald in the first three television ads featuring the character.
In 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January, Scott moved from radio to television, appearing on WRC-TV as a weekday weatherman. He remained there until 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He, when he was tapped by NBC to become its weatherman for the Today show. After being inspired by a viewer request, Scott began his practice of wishing centenarians a happy birthday in 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu, which he continues to do on a weekly basis.
Scott is also an author, having published several fiction and non-fiction books based on his experiences, and a professional speaker. He continues to serve as a weatherman for the Today show as a substitute for Al Roker.
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