Willard the Ronald the First

Do you know who Willard Scott is? He started his career as an NBC page in 1950. He was part of the radio show "The Joy Boys" for nearly 20 years since 1955. In early 1960's he was also Bozo the Clown. He started his NBC's Today Show's gig in 1980. If you want to learn more about his rich history, and his role as the first Ronald McDonald (1963) go to The Joy Boys site (link below). The Joy Boys site has more of the original Ronald's character commercials.

http://www.thejoyboys.com/ronald.htm





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pO7xdh4BXE