said he was still holding out for her, waiting for her to giving up her crush on robert redford for him. she was beloved and only weeks away from her 100th buried january 17th. let us take a moment to celebrate the remarkable life and career of betty white. here s miguel almaguer. ladies and gentlemen, betty white! reporter: may 8th, 2010, betty white making history at the age of 88, becoming the oldest person to host saturday night live, this after half a million people on facebook petitions to show to give her a shot at hosting. when i heard about the campaign to get he to host saturday night live, i didn t know what facebook was. now that i do know what it is, i have to say it sounds like a huge waste of time. [ laughter ] born in oak park, illinois, she
ready for betty white to give up her crush on robert redford for him. she was beloved and only weeks away from her 100th birthday. which was on january 17th. so let us take a moment to celebrate the remarkable life and career of betty white. here is nbc s miguel almaguer. ladies and gentlemen, betty white. reporter: may 8th, 2010, betty white making history at the age of 88 becoming the oldest person to host saturday night live. this after half a million people on facebook petitioned the show to give her a shot at hosting. the campaign to get me to host saturday night live , i didn t know what facebook was. [ laughter ] and now that i do know what it is, i have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time.
redford, for him. she was beloved, and only weeks away from her 100th birthday, which was on january 17th. so let us take a moment to celebrate the remarkable life and career of betty white. here s nbc s miguel almaguer. ladies and gentlemen, betty white! may 8th, 2010, betty white making history at the age of 88, becoming the oldest person to host saturday night live, this after half a million people on facebook petitioned the show to give her a shot at hosting. i heard about the campaign to get me to host saturday night live. i didn t know what facebook was. and now that i do know what it is, i have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time. [ laughter ] betty white, born in the chicago suburb of oak park,
oldest person to host saturday night live, this after half amillion people on facebook petitioned the show to give her a shot at hosting. i didn t know what facebook was. [ laughter ] now that i do know what it is, i have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time. [ laughter ] reporter: betty white, born in the chicago suburb of oak park, illinois, certainly never wasted her time. in the 1940s, fresh out of high school, she began working in radio, appearing on such shows as the great guildersleeve. i didn t go to college. i just went into show business. reporter: she was on television from the very beginnings, in 1952 coproducing