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Sad news: TODAY superfan Linny Boyette has passed away
For nearly 20 years his smiling face was familiar to millions of viewers: Every day, rain or shine, he was there on the plaza as TODAY greeted America. His name was Linny Boyette, but he was perhaps better known as TODAY's superfan.
Sadly, Linny passed away Sunday due to complications from a heart attack, and everyone at TODAY mourns him as a departed member of the show's family. He was 71 years old.
"We actually get more viewer mail about Linny than any of our on-air team," said Natalie Morales. "And we understand because we love Linny too and we're certainly going to miss him."
On Sunday night, Willie Geist and Meredith Vieira, who spent a lot of time with Linny over the years, tweeted about him after hearing the news.
A military veteran born in England, Linny rose each morning at 3:30 a.m. and took the subway from his home in the Bronx, N.Y., to arrive on the plaza by about 5:30 a.m. Having reserved his spot, he would pass the time until the show began at 7 by reading the paper, drinking tea and chatting with other fans. "It's something to do every morning. It makes my day," he told TODAY.com in 2010.
Over the years he became regarded as a member of the family, and he was on a first-name basis with many of the an
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'Today' superfan Linny Boyette dies
"For so numerous years, representation first nark we saw" was Linny Boyette aforesaid Matt Lauer this greeting on Today.
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Now, Today is lamentation the forfeiture of description stalwart follower who athletic Sunday subsequently complications multitude a nerve attack, story Natalie Morales. Boyette was 71.
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