Hugh Downs Net Worth $20 Million

Downs Grew up in Ohio, Where He Attended Lima Shawnee High School and Bluffton College. He Then Enrolled at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, Graduating in 1941, and Later Attended Columbia University in New York City, Followed by a Gerontology Postgraduate Degree from Hunter College at the City University of New York.

Hugh Downs Net Worth

By Sophia Al-Mansoor

• Oct 13, 2026 • 9 min read

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Hugh Malcolm Downs Was Born on 14 February 1921, in Akron, Ohio Usa, to Edith and Milton Howard Downs. He Is a Retired Broadcaster, Television Host, News Anchor and Tv Producer, Plus Author and Music Composer, but Best Known for Hosting the News Program “Today”, the Game Show “Concentration” and the News Magazine “20/20”.

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