Huell Howser

Huell Burnley Howser (October 18, 1945 – January 7, 2013) was an American television personality, actor, producer, writer, singer, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting, producing, and writing California's Gold and his human interest show Visiting... with Huell Howser. Howser's video chronicles, produced by KCET in Los Angeles for California PBS stations, offer an enhanced understanding of the history, culture, and people of California. He also voiced the Backson in Winnie the Pooh (2011). Huell Howser was born on October 18, 1945, in Gallatin, Tennessee. He graduated from the University School of Nashville in 1963 and studied history and political science at the University of Tennessee, where he served as student body president. Howser served in the U.S. Marine Corps before starting his television career.