{"id":335028,"date":"2021-09-05T01:10:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T22:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/willard-scott-beloved-today-show-weatherman-dead-at-87\/"},"modified":"2021-09-05T01:10:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T22:10:14","slug":"willard-scott-beloved-today-show-weatherman-dead-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/willard-scott-beloved-today-show-weatherman-dead-at-87\/","title":{"rendered":"#Willard Scott, beloved &#8216;Today&#8217; show weatherman, dead at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Willard Scott, beloved &#8216;Today&#8217; show weatherman, dead at 87<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Willard Scott, the jovial \u201cToday\u201d show weatherman and famous birthday well-wisher, whose boyish spirit brightened even dreary mornings for two generations of Americans, died Saturday. He was 87.<\/p>\n<p>Al Roker, Scott\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show successor, shared <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of Scott\u2019s death <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CTaYwlslYU1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=51ea0a6b-54e6-4bf9-bdce-078ee8188e96\">on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWillard Scott passed peacefully at the age of 87 surrounded by family, including his daughters Sally and Mary and his lovely wife, Paris,\u201d Roker wrote. \u201cHe was truly my second dad and am where I am today because of his generous spirit. Willard was a man of his times, the ultimate broadcaster. There will never be anyone quite like him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0cause of death was not released.<\/p>\n<p>Scott joined the \u201cToday\u201d show in 1980 and was a constant presence beamed into millions of American homes for 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>His daily birthday wishes to viewers turning 100 become an endearing segment, with the images of the centenarians projected onto jars of Smucker\u2019s jelly while Scott described them in glowing terms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-152.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Co-hosts Al Roker and Willard Scott appear on NBC's &quot;Today&quot; at Rockefeller Center on July 14, 2009.\" class=\"wp-image-19353609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-152.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-152.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-152.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Al Roker and Willard Scott in 2009.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bryan Bedder\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/NUP_148005_0380.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"NBC's Willard Scott and Al Roker\" class=\"wp-image-19353591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/NUP_148005_0380.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/NUP_148005_0380.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/NUP_148005_0380.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/NUP_148005_0380.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Al Roker said Willard Scott was his \u201csecond dad.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Sykes\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Obit_Willard_Scott.1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"NBC's Willard Scott and Al Roker\" class=\"wp-image-19353592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Obit_Willard_Scott.1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Obit_Willard_Scott.1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Obit_Willard_Scott.1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption> Willard Scott and Al Roker on \u201cToday\u201d in 2009. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Richard Drew, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Obit_Willard_Scott2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"NBC &quot;Today&quot; hosts Jane Pauley, Katie Couric, and Willard Scott arrive for a group photo in the Rockefeller Center on Jan. 13, 2012.\" class=\"wp-image-19353593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Obit_Willard_Scott2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Obit_Willard_Scott2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Obit_Willard_Scott2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NBC \u201cToday\u201d hosts Jane Pauley, Katie Couric and Willard Scott in 2012. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Richard Drew<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TOM_BROKAW_SCOTT.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"NBC &quot;Today&quot; hosts Tom Brokaw and Williard Scott in 1980.\" class=\"wp-image-19353594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TOM_BROKAW_SCOTT.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TOM_BROKAW_SCOTT.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TOM_BROKAW_SCOTT.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cToday\u201d hosts Tom Brokaw and Williard Scott in 1980. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC\/GLOBE PHOTOS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-141.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Willard Scott poses on the red carpet upon arrival at a salute to FOX News Channel's Brit Hume on January 8, 2009 in Washington, DC\" class=\"wp-image-19353595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-141.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-141.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-141.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-141.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Willard Scott\u2019s NBC career spanned 65 years. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brendan Hoffman\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His career at NBC actually spanned 65 years, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/news\/willard-scott-dead-t152927\">according to<\/a> the \u201cToday\u201d show website, starting as a page for the network\u2019s NBC affiliate in 1950.<\/p>\n<p>He often stepped into offbeat roles on television, even before he grew to national fame.<\/p>\n<p>Among other achievements that spoke to his effervescent spirt, Scott portrayed on television both Bozo the Clown and hamburger pitch-man Ronald McDonald.<\/p>\n<p>In 1985 he famously delivered the weather\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RetroNewsNow\/status\/1064622006946140162\">dressed<\/a>\u00a0as pop singer Boy George, whose androgynous look shocked the culture of the time.<br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong>He portrayed many other colorful characters, both real and imaginary, including a\u00a0Cupid on Valentine\u2019s Day, a groundhog to celebrate Groundhog Day and flamboyant Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, the latter an effort secure a $1,000 donation to the USO, according to Today.com.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-142.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683\" alt=\"Willard Scott attends the &quot;TODAY&quot; Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012.\" class=\"wp-image-19353597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-142.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-142.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-142.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Willard Scott began his NBC career as one of the network\u2019s pages. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dimitrios Kambouris\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-143.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Willard Scott presented the forecast in April, 1980.\" class=\"wp-image-19353599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-143.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-143.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-143.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Willard Scott gives the forecast in April 1980. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC\/NBC NewsWire<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-144.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Lee Meriwether and Willard Scott during the &quot;Today&quot; show's 60th anniversary episode.\" class=\"wp-image-19353601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-144.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-144.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-144.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lee Meriwether and Willard Scott during the \u201cToday\u201d show\u2019s 60th anniversary episode.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Peter Kramer\/NBC\/NBCU Photo Bank<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-147.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"NBC News' Willard Scott in December, 1980.\" class=\"wp-image-19353604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-147.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-147.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-147.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-147.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>NBC News\u2019 Willard Scott in December 1980.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC\/NBC NewsWire<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-148.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"NBC News' Jane Pauley, Willard Scott, Bryant Gumbel, Gene Shalit, Jim Palmer in 1982.\" class=\"wp-image-19353605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-148.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-148.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-148.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NBC News\u2019 Jane Pauley, Willard Scott, Bryant Gumbel, Gene Shalit and Jim Palmer in 1982.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC NewsWire\/NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-149.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683\" alt=\"NBC News' Willard Scott in 1982.\" class=\"wp-image-19353606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-149.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-149.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-149.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=342 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Willard Scott could always be counted on for a smile.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC NewsWire\/NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-150.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"NBC News' Willard Scott and Jane Pauley on July 29, 1981.\" class=\"wp-image-19353607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-150.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-150.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-150.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NBC News\u2019 Willard Scott and Jane Pauley on July 29, 1981.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-151.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Willard Scott arrives for NBC's 75th Anniversary Show which took place in the GE building.\" class=\"wp-image-19353608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-151.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-151.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-151.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-151.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Willard Scott brightened the days of viewers for two generations. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dan Herrick \/ DMI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was born on March 7, 1934 in Alexandria, Va., and graduated from American University in Washington D.C., where he got his first taste for the broadcast industry working for the college radio station. <\/p>\n<p>He was honored by President Reagan with a Private Sector Award for Public Service in 1985, Today.com reported. Scott was married\u00a0for 43 years to\u00a0wife Mary Dwyer Scott,\u00a0with whom he had two children, until her death in 2002. He is survived by Paris Keena,\u00a0his wife of seven years.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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He was 87. Al Roker, Scott\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show successor, shared news of Scott\u2019s death on Instagram. \u201cWillard Scott passed peacefully at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":335029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Willard-Scott-146.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[115450,78887,1597,5200,70283],"class_list":["post-335028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-9-4-21","tag-al-roker","tag-nbc","tag-obituaries","tag-today-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}