Hugh Downs
Hugh Downs
Hugh Malcolm Downsis a long-time American broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, and music composer. He is perhaps best known for his roles as co-host of the NBC News program Today from 1962 to 1971, host of the Concentration game show from 1958 to 1969, and anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20 from 1978 to 1999. In addition, he's served as announcer/sidekick for Tonight Starring Jack Paar, host of the PBS talk show Over...
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth14 February 1921
CityAkron, OH
country party ideas
This country is a one-party country. Half of it is called Republican and half is called Democrat. It doesn't make any difference. All the really good ideas belong to the Libertarians.
dirty men want
I've always thought that the stereotype of the dirty old man is really the creation of a dirty young man who wants the field to himself.
positive being-happy attitude
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
gun wind people
I sympathize with people who want to ban guns, but I can't agree with them. We have to be careful in our zeal to abolish guns that we don't wind up with counter-productive legislation that will leave armed only the people most likely to do harm with them.