“Television is a triumph of equipment over people, and the minds that control it are so small that you could put them in a gnat's navel with room left over for two caraway seeds and an agent's heart.”

About Hugh Downs

Broadcaster • American

Hugh Downs was a prominent American radio and television broadcaster, host, and producer whose career spanned over seven decades. He was best known for his long tenures as host of the "Today" show on NBC from 1962 to...