Davetucson
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 | | Subject: Hugh Downs 1921-2020 Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:25 pm | |
| Hugh Downs, the congenial broadcaster whose thousands of hours on network television included two decades on the ABC primetime newsmagazine 20/20 and nine years as the head man on NBC’s Today show, has died. He was 99. February 14, 1921 – July 1, 2020.  Hugh Downs with Barbara Walters on the set of 'Today' in the 1970s.
The broadcaster, with more than 10,000 hours on the air, also served as Jack Paar’s sidekick on 'The Tonight Show' and host of the game show 'Concentration.'  "Albert, do you REALLY think you are old enough to know what love is?"
"I must be Pa. I love you, I have for a long time."
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Rob
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| | Subject: Re: Hugh Downs 1921-2020 Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:43 am | |
| - Davetucson wrote:
- The broadcaster, with more than 10,000 hours on the air, also served as Jack Paar’s sidekick on 'The Tonight Show' and host of the game show 'Concentration.'
Downs, who also served as Jack Paar’s announcer/sidekick for five years on The Tonight Show and hosted the game show Concentration for almost a decade, died Wednesday at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, his family said in a statement. Dave, let's not overlook the fact that Hugh served as Jack Paar's sidekick on The Tonight Show, and hosted the game show Concentration.  | |
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Davetucson
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| | Subject: Re: Hugh Downs 1921-2020 Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:12 am | |
| You may want to read the article in its entirety right below the photo. "Albert, do you REALLY think you are old enough to know what love is?"
"I must be Pa. I love you, I have for a long time." | |
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Rob
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| | Subject: Re: Hugh Downs 1921-2020 Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:17 am | |
| I did. I thought I was seeing double. | |
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bethandmanly
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| | Subject: Re: Hugh Downs 1921-2020 Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:39 pm | |
| This is not a name I've heard in a while. This was back when news reporting was just that. | |
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