Hugh Downs, Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar and Jack Benny

From September 2013: Broadcast legend Hugh Downs talks to Ed and Phil Gries about the events that first brought him to NBC; his appearances on The Jack Benny Program (including one that also featured Rock Hudson); working with Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, and Carl Reiner on the short-lived variety series Sid Caesar Invites You (ABC, 1958); and which interview, among the many that Hugh conducted throughout his career, that he is most proud of. This segment includes audio highlights of the Feb. 18, 1962 edition of The Jack Benny Program (featuring Hugh and Don Wilson) and the premiere broadcast of Sid Caesar Invites You. Hugh Downs passed away on July 1, 2020 at age 99.

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