Hugh Downs Autographs
Hugh Malcolm Downs (February 14, 1921 – July 1, 2020) was an American television presenter, radio personality, author, and music composer. A regular television presence from the mid 1940s until the late 1990s, he had several successful roles on morning, prime-time, and late-night television. For several years, he held the certified Guinness World Record for the most hours on commercial network television before being surpassed by Regis Philbin, who died 24 days after he did.
Downs served as announcer and sidekick for Tonight Starring Jack Paar from 1957 to 1962, co-host of the NBC News program Today from 1962 to 1971, host of the Concentration game show from 1958 to 1969, and anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20 from 1978 to 1999.
Downs started his career in radio in 1939 and began in live television in 1945 in Chicago, where he became a regular on several nationally broadcast programs over the next decade. He moved to New York City in 1954, when he was invited to do a program there. Among other shows during his career, he hosted the PBS talk show Over Easy and was the occasional co-host of the syndicated talk show Not for Women Only.
Read more about Hugh Downs on Wikipedia
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Current items with a signature of Hugh Downs
These are the most current items with a signature of Hugh Downs that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Traded items with a signature of Hugh Downs
The most expensive item with a signature of Hugh Downs (Wernher von Braun - 1976 1st HC/DJ SIGNED by Erik Bergaust & Hugh Downs Nice!) was sold in January 2026 for $405.00 while the cheapest item (HUGH DOWNS ABC NEWS ANCHOR 20/20 Autographed Hand Signed 7 x 9 Photo + Letter) found a new owner for $0.49 in February 2019. The month with the most items sold (9) was July 2020 with an average selling price of $17.50 for an autographed item of Hugh Downs. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2009 with $69.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2010. In average, an autographed item from Hugh Downs is worth $10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Hugh Downs were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
