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Hugh Downs

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sfpcc
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Hugh Downs

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Former 2020 host Hugh Downs died at the age of 99. (not to be insensitive but I didn't know he was still alive.)
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Re: Hugh Downs

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Story here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Downs
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Re: Hugh Downs

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sfpcc wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:16 am Former 2020 host Hugh Downs died at the age of 99. (not to be insensitive but I didn't know he was still alive.)
I don't think anyone knew he was still alive. I thought he died shortly after that Today 60th anniversary thing that he was on.
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Re: Hugh Downs

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A fairly innocuous personality; though he wore several hats as a national television host, the only thing for which I'll remember him is being the host of the game show Concentration.
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I guess he’s down for good.
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He had once worked at WWJ-AM just prior to the advent of WWII, from 1940-1942.
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