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American television personality best known as the host of 20/20 and The Today Show. Other roles include the sidekick/announcer on Tonight Starring Jack Paar and the host of Concentration . [ 110 ]
Downs served as announcer and sidekick for Tonight Starring Jack Paar from 1957 to 1962, [2] [3] co-host of the NBC News program Today from 1962 to 1971, [4] host of the Concentration game show from 1958 to 1969, [5] [6] and anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20 from 1978 to 1999.
May 15, 2024 · From Matt Lauer, who was fired in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations, to Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel, who both worked at the show for 15 years, Closer takes a look at the former Today...
Jul 2, 2020 · Hugh Downs, perhaps best remembered for his two-decade run on ABC's 20/20, has passed away at the age of 99. He was also the co-host of NBC's Today Show from 1962-71.
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Jul 2, 2020 · Downs had also been called in to host “Today” after his predecessors on the program — Edwin Newman and John Chancellor — failed to connect with viewers as a replacement for Dave Garroway.
In August 2018, he became a news anchor on NBC's Today and, in October 2018, a co-host of Today Third Hour before being made permanent in January 2019, and Melvin also serves as a fill-in & substitute anchor for Today & NBC Nightly News.
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