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Hugh Downs, Longtime Host of ‘Today’ and ‘20/20’, Dies at 99

R.I.P.

His first onscreen breakthrough came when his co-host on “The Tonight Show” walked off.

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Hugh Downs, one of the longest-running hosts of the Today show and 20/20, died Wednesday night at home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 99. For many years, he held the Guinness World Record for most hours spent on network television, and he titled his 1986 memoir On Camera: My 10,000...

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