Rosanna Scotto returned to Good Day New York on Sept. 1 and broke into tears while talking about her mother, Marion Scotto, who died at 90. The moment came days after she announced the death on Aug. 26 and as she resumed work on the same broadcast where colleagues greeted her back on air.
Scotto said the song that set her off was B.J. Thomas' Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head. “Sorry, sorry. This song reminds me of my parents,” she said, before adding, “My mother would kill me right now if she saw me crying on the air, so we're going to get it together.”
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Dan Bowens responded by telling her, “Rosanna, you have our deepest condolences from all of us here at Fox 5 and all of our viewers,” while Mike Woods added, “Yes, nice to have you back. And we get it, we got you.” Those remarks came on the same day Scotto was back in the studio and still openly grieving.
She later posted an Instagram video marking the return and thanked viewers for reaching out. “We're back in the saddle,” she said, followed by, “Thank you for the text messages, the comments, the Instagram messages. Appreciate it so much. It was really lovely.”
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The tribute drew condolences from Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, Andy Cohen, Gloria Gaynor, Debi Mazar, Jill Martin, Dolores Catania, Melissa Gorga and Margaret Josephs after the Aug. 26 announcement. For viewers, the return showed how quickly a familiar on-air routine can carry private grief, with Scotto choosing to keep working while acknowledging it plainly in front of the audience.
What comes next is simple in one sense and unresolved in another: Scotto said she was back on Good Day New York, but she did not lay out any change to her schedule. The public part of the story is already visible on air — and for now, that is where her return stands.
