Hugh Malcolm Downs (February 14, 1921 â€" July 1, 2020) was an
American radio and television broadcaster, announcer and programmer;
television host; news anchor; TV producer; author; game show host; and
music composer. A regular television presence from the mid-1940s until
the late 1990s, he had several successful roles on morning,
prime-time, and late-night television. For several years, he held the
certified Guinness World Record for the most hours on commercial
network television, before being surpassed by Regis Philbin.Downs
served as announcer and 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 his career
in radio in 1939, and began 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
hosted the PBS talk show Over Easy and was the occasional co-host of
the syndicated talk show Not for Women Only. Hugh Downs Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter