Hugh Malcolm Downs
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Hugh Malcolm Downs
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Kathy Pinna
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07/02/2020
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AncientFaces
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07/02/2020
Television pioneer Hugh Downs died yesterday at the age of 99. He was the host of "Concentration" and "The Today Show” as well as many other popular shows. We didn't recall him being on "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie” yet here is proof! RIP Mr. Downs.
Tracy Thurman
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Didn't make local news cast 😕 He was an icon 🌹
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American broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, and music composer. Hugh was a regular television presence from the 1940s through the 1990s. He had several successful roles on morning television, prime time television, and late night television. Downs served as announcer/sidekick for "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" from 1957 to 1962, co-host of the "NBC News" program "Today" from 1962 to 1971, host of the "Concentration" game show from 1958 to 1969, and anchor of the ABC News magazine "20/20" from 1978 to 1999.
Downs started in live television in 1945 in Chicago, where he became a regular on several nationally broadcast programs over the next decade. He moved to New York City in 1954, when he was invited to do a program there. Among other shows during his career, he also hosted the PBS talk show "Over Easy", and was the sometime co-host of the syndicated talk show "Not for Women Only".
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