U.S. television broadcaster Hugh Downs dies at age 99

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Hugh Downs, whose congeniality and authoritative manner allowed him to move between the world of games shows and U.S. network news, has died at the age of 99, according to U.S. media reports.

NEW YORK -- Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television’s most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 99. Downs died of natural causes at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday, said his great-niece, Molly Shaheen.

reports Deadline.Cameron was born in Bermuda in 1917, moving to the U.K in 1939. He  joined the British Merchant Navy and by 1941 had his first role in a play called “Chu Chin Chow”. “When I arrived in London, I had no qualifications for anything.

Hugh Downs has sadly died.

Hugh Downs, whose congeniality and authoritative manner allowed him to move between the world of games shows and U.S. network news, has died at the age of 99, according to U.S.

His wife, Ruth Shaheen Downs, died in 2017 at the age of 95. They were married for 63 years.Downs is survived by his daughter, Deirdre; his son, Hugh R.

Downs became familiar to American TV viewers as the announcer for “The Tonight Show”, hosted by Jack Paar from 1957 until 1962. Around the same time, he began hosting the popular TV game show “Concentration,” a position he held for ten years.

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterHugh Downs, anchorman for the ABC news program “20/20” and, before that, NBC’s “The Today Show,” died Wednesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 99.Downs’ career in broadcasting spanned more than half a century.

to local news in Scottsdale, Arizona, where Downs had been living. Neither Sheehan nor his family has responded to TheWrap’s request for confirmation.Downs was best known for co-anchoring “20/20” with Barbara Walters from the show’s second episode in 1978 until his retirement in 1999.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorHugh Downs, who began appearing on television at the dawn of the medium and gained fame as co-host of 20/20, host of Today and as Jack Paar’s sidekick on the Tonight Show, has died.The Washington Post and New York Times cited a statement from Downs’ family in reporting his death on July 1 at his home in Scottsdale, AZ.

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