Remembering Hugh Downs, broadcast icon and former 'TODAY' show host
1:58pm PDT - July 2nd, 2020 hugh downs - NBC NewsBroadcast icon Hugh Downs passed away at the age of 99. Downs anchored the "TODAY" show from 1962-1971 and became a household name, winning an Emmy award for outstanding achievement in 1970. His decades-long career in news and his commitment to journalism is …