Willard Scott to Retire After 35 Years on NBC's TODAY

Willard Scott has announced his plans to retire after 35 years on NBC's TODAY. Tuesday will be his final appearance on the morning show.

Scott was named the weatherman of TODAY back in 1980, replacing Bob Ryan. He began his career with the network as a page in 1950 at WRC-AM, NBC's owned-and-operated radio station in Washington, D.C. For the last several years, viewers have enjoyed his weekly 'Happy Birthday' segments on the show in which he salutes Americans around the country who have reached birthday milestones.

About TODAY: NBC News pioneered the morning news program when it launched TODAY in 1952 with Dave Garroway as host. For more than 60 years, TODAY has provided a daily live broadcast of the latest in domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment and sports.

TODAY is renowned for providing its audience with a "window on the world," bringing viewers breaking news as it happens and often broadcasting from locations around the globe. TODAY's longtime home at New York's Rockefeller Plaza attracts thousands of visitors each year to peer into its windows and become part of TODAY's broadcast. The Emmy Award winning program is anchored by Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Natalie Morales. Don Nash is the executive producer.

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