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Photos: Willard Scott through the years

Beloved 'TODAY' weatherman Willard Scott is retiring after 35 years with the morning show. Take a look back at his long career.
Beloved 'TODAY' weatherman Willard Scott is retiring after 35 years with the morning show. Take a look back at his long career.
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Willard Scot debuted as first Ronald McDonald, as seen in this 1963 photograph.
Willard Scot debuted as first Ronald McDonald, as seen in this 1963 photograph.
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Scott, seen here in a 1995 NBC photo, semi-retired the following year. Since then, he's returned once or twice a week to celebrate his favorite people: viewers turning 100 years old.
Scott, seen here in a 1995 NBC photo, semi-retired the following year. Since then, he's returned once or twice a week to celebrate his favorite people: viewers turning 100 years old.
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Scott lends a hand to IZZY, the 1996 Atlanta Olympic mascot.
Scott lends a hand to IZZY, the 1996 Atlanta Olympic mascot.
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Scott joins his 'Today' colleagues in toasting the morning show's 60th anniversary in 2012. (From left: Scott, Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry and John Palmer.)
Scott joins his 'Today' colleagues in toasting the morning show's 60th anniversary in 2012. (From left: Scott, Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry and John Palmer.)
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Scott speaks at the Oklahoma Centennial Concert in in 2007.
Scott speaks at the Oklahoma Centennial Concert in in 2007.
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Willard Scott huddles with his second wife, Paris Keena. They first met in 1977 at the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C., and reunited following the death of his first wife in 2002.
Willard Scott huddles with his second wife, Paris Keena. They first met in 1977 at the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C., and reunited following the death of his first wife in 2002.
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