Hugh Downs (1921 – 2020), former anchor of “20/20”
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legacy.comDowns 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. He was the host of NBC’s “Today Show” for nine years starting in 1962.
He may be best known as the anchor for ABC’s late-night TV news show “20/20,” paired with Barbara Walters, who he worked with on the “Today Show.” He was on “20/20” from 1978 until his retirement in 1999.
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