In this 2012 file photo, former “Today” show weatherman Willard Scott attends the “Today” show 60th anniversary celebration in New York. The longtime television weatherman, a fixture on NBCs Today show for 35 years, said Friday that he is retiring.
The 81-year-old already sort of retired in 1996 from his full-time gig as "Today" show weatherman, and was replaced by Al Roker. In recent years, Scott has appeared on the NBC show once or twice a week to do his big salute to people around the country
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"Today" show weatherman Willard Scott, center left, gets a hip-shaking lesson from Shaggy, after the singer performed on the show in New York's Rockefeller Center as part of their Summer Concert series, Friday, July 6, 2001. "I love that man". He has
After 65 years at NBC — 35 of them on this show — our beloved friend, Willard Scott, is retiring," "Today" host Matt Lauer said. Though Scott hasn't been the regular weather forecaster on "Today" since 1996, when Al Roker took over full time, he has