Hugh Downs

Hugh Downs

Hugh Downs (born in Akron, Ohio February 14 1921) was the Emmy Award-winning Co-Anchor of the ABC news TV show 20/20, a primetime newsmagazine program, until his retirement in 1999, and previously was host of the NBC Today show.

In 1985 he was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as holding the record for the greatest number of hours on network commercial television.

Hugh Downs is a Board of Governors member of the National Space Society, and was a longtime president and chairman of the predecessor National Space Institute.

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ABCNEWS.com : ABCNEWS' Hugh Downs (not currently active)