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Hugh Downs

Hugh Malcolm Downs (February 14, 1921 - July 1, 2020) was an American radio and television broadcaster, announcer, and programmer. He was known for his versatile career, which included roles as a television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, talk show sidekick, and music composer. Downs gained fame as the announcer and sidekick on Tonight Starring Jack Paar and as the co-host of the NBC News program Today. He also hosted the popular game show Concentration and anchored the ABC News magazine 20/20. Downs held the Guinness World Record for the most hours on commercial network television for many years. He made significant contributions to the broadcasting industry during his career.

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Daily update · June 16, 2026

Hugh Downs ranks #27,268 most popular person with a Buzz Score of 0.1. Hugh Downs peaked at #3,512 of all time (Jul 2 - Jul 31, 2020). Hugh Downs ranks #19,845 over the past 365 days.

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