Willard Scott, Weatherman on NBC’s ‘Today’ Show, Dies at 87

Willard Scott, Weatherman on NBC’s ‘Today’ Show, Dies at 87
Former "Today" show weatherman Willard Scott attends the "Today" show 60th anniversary celebration at the Edison Ballroom in New York on Jan. 12, 2012. Al Roker, his successor on the morning news show, announced that Scott died peacefully Saturday morning, Sept. 4, 2021, surrounded by family. AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File
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NEW YORK—Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC’s “Today” show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died. He was 87.