Hugh Malcolm Downs (February 14, 1921 – July 1, 2020)
Broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game
show host, and music composer. 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 died at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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