Television personality Hugh Downs poses after being inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame at the Las Vegas Hilton October 13, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Downs, along with Wink Martindale, Peter Marshall and Monty Hall, were the first inductees into the hall.
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)A fixture on 20/20 for years, today we say goodbye to a TV legend! His career spanned over 50 years. He left broadcasting in 1999. Downs was 99. [Full story.]
Concentration
(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Host Hugh Downs on the set of the NBC game show 'Concentration,' which he hosted in 1961.
Hugh Downs
(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Hugh Downs smiling back in 1954. Three years later, he would go on to be the announcer for The Tonight Show.
The "TODAY" Show 60th Anniversary Celebration
(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)Former "TODAY" Show correspondent Hugh Downs attends the "TODAY" Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012 in New York City.
American TV Game Show Hall Of Fame Induction At The Las Vegas Hilton
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Television personality Hugh Downs poses after being inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame at the Las Vegas Hilton October 13, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Downs, along with Wink Martindale, Peter Marshall and Monty Hall, were the first inductees into the hall.
American TV Game Show Hall Of Fame Induction At The Las Vegas Hilton
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Hugh Downs speaks as he is inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame at the Las Vegas Hilton October 13, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Downs, along with Wink Martindale, Peter Marshall and Monty Hall, were the first inductees into the hall.
American TV Game Show Hall Of Fame Induction At The Las Vegas Hilton
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Peter Marshall, Hugh Downs and Wink Martindale, smile after being inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame at the Las Vegas Hilton October 13, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The trio, along with Monty Hall, were the first inductees into the hall.
