Hugh Downs, anchor of '20/20' and 'Today,' dead at 99
2:14pm PDT - July 2nd, 2020 hugh downs - CNNHugh Downs, the versatile and Emmy-winning broadcaster whose decades-long TV career ranged from anchoring ABC News' "20/20" to the "Today" show to serving as Jack Paar's sidekick on "The Tonight Show," has died at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 99.