Celebrating the Legacy of the First Ronald McDonald Actor A Visionary Performance

This is an exclusive interview with actor Squire Fridell from The Five Count radio show in Mankato, Minn. To hear the entire show visit ... Ron was born in 1963, the same year Willard Scott, who also played Bozo the Clown and was a weatherman on NBC's Today Show, first performed ... Weather Man Willard Scott is well known as Bozo the Clown, but what most people may not know is that he is also the man who created Ronald McDonald. 5 Likes, 0 Comments - Historical Pictures (@historicalpictures38) on Instagram: “The first Ronald McDonald in 1963. The clown was first played Willard Scott plays Ronald. Willard is better known for being the weatherman on The Today' Show. By 1966 circus performer Coco the Clown ( ... In 1974 the first Ronald McDonald House opened its doors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time Kim Hill, the daughter of Philadelphia Eagles football ... No, Willard Scott was not the first actor to play Ronald McDonald. The character was originally created and portrayed by Willard's close friend ... Now US star Geoffrey Giuliano, who played Ronald on McDonalds TV ads, rescues cows from the slaughterhouse and has pledged to wage a one-man war against eating ... So back in 1974, we partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities to open the first Ronald McDonald House® in Philadelphia for families with children who were ... The life-size statue has been in production since 1992. The mold design is a three-piece cast aluminum mold, but the manufacturer runs the part as a two-piece ...