Hugh Downs

About The Author

Hugh Downs was one of the most recognized American television figures in the medium. He co-anchored ABC's 20/20, hosted NBC's Today show for nine years, and was Jack Paar's sidekick for five years on NBC's Tonight Show. He received multiple Emmy Awards throughout his career, which has focused on issues of science, medicine, aging, adventure, the fine arts, and family. He passed away in July 2020.

Books by Hugh Downs

Letter to a Great Grandson

A Message of Love, Advice, and Hopes for the Future

By Hugh Downs
''When you are a great grandfather you will experience something so much more powerful and meaningful than being a father or a grandfather, that you will look at the march of generations with new eyes.''
When his great-grandson Alexander was born in 2002, Hugh Downs suddenly gained a ra...
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My America

What My Country Means to Me, by 150 Americans from All Walks of Life

Edited by Hugh Downs
"Some of these essays are powerful and poetic. Some seem to reflect a stunned condition on the part of the contributor. But all of them share a newborn or reawakened feeling about the country we live in -- an underlying concern for it, whether that concern is rooted in anger and fear, or in a ...
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