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Hugh Downs

  • Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, USA
  • Birthday: February 14, 1921

An easy-going, warm if placid TV announcer and personality, Hugh Downs was certified by "The Guinness Book of Records" in 1985 as having hosted more hours on TV than anyone else in the history of the medium and that record has continued to grow into the 90s.

Downs has never been considered a newsman, yet he has hosted two news programs NBC's "Today" and ABC's "20/20". He has never been considered an entertainer, yet he was the announcer for Sid Caesar's variety series "Caesar's Hour" (N…more

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Career Milestones

  • 1990 to 0000

    Hosted PBS series "Live From Lincoln Center"

  • 1951

    Hosted "Your Luncheon Date"

  • 1949

    Was announcer on "Kukla, Fran and Ollie"

  • 1939 to 1940

    Began broadcasting career as a radio announcer in Lima, OH

  • Anchored the ABC newsmagazine "20/20"; in the 1980s, was reunited with Barbara Walters from the "Today" show

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  • 1990

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  • 1989

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