Summary: TVC 500.6: From September 2013: Broadcast legend Hugh Downs talks to Ed and Phil Gries about his interviews with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and chess champion Bobby Fischer for the Today Show, as well as the night he felt genuinely starstruck in the presence of Rita Hayworth when he interviewed her on The Tonight Show. This segment includes a brief clip from Downs’ Tonight Show interview with Hayworth on Aug. 17, 1962. Hugh Downs passed away on July 1, 2020 at age 99. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
