Hugh Downs, a veteran broadcaster who is perhaps best known for co-anchoring 20/20 with Barbara Walters during the ABC newsmagazine’s heyday, died on July 1 at his Scottsdale, Ariz. home. He was 99.
According to the Washington Post, Downs’ great-niece Molly Shaheen said that the cause of death was a heart ailment, and that Downs did not have Covid-19.
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According to the Washington Post, Downs’ great-niece Molly Shaheen said that the cause of death was a heart ailment, and that Downs did not have Covid-19.
More from TVLineHoda Kotb Breaks Down Following Coronavirus Interview on Today -- Watch Emotional VideoToday's Savannah Guthrie Stays Home, Works Out of Basement Amid Coronavirus Concerns -- Watch VideoToday Hosts Sit Out Monday's Show After Staffer's Covid-19 Diagnosis
After starting out his broadcasting career on radio,...
- 7/2/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
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