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Huell Howser: ´California´s Gold´ host dies
The Press-Enterprise [Riverside, CA], by Brian Rokos
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Posted By:Cliff, 1/7/2013 5:18:34 PM
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Huell Howser, the folksy television host who chronicled the hidden history of the Golden State in his “California’s Gold” show, has died. Howser, who was about 68, was a resident of Palm Springs. The Riverside County coroner confirmed his death Monday, Jan. 7. An employee who did not want to be identified said Howser had been in hospice care. No information about the cause of death was available. Just six weeks ago, his staff confirmed that he had decided to retire.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
sardonic, 1/7/2013 5:42:20 PM (No. 9103770)
RIP Huell. I always enjoyed your shows
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Muggins, 1/7/2013 5:49:57 PM (No. 9103784)
Sad to see Huell Howser go. I´m going to miss ol´ Huell. I often watched his TV shows, and will continue to do so, when nothing else worth watching is on TV...(I´m not much for travel shows). What set Huell Howser apart from the rest of the travel log pack was his joyous celebration and wonderment of ordinary stuff. He had an infectious positive attitude. His shows often had historic content that was actually interesting. I recommend his shows, if the TV moguls present them in your neck of the woods.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
earlybird, 1/7/2013 5:53:19 PM (No. 9103789)
He seemed to be one of the good guys, a very sweet man.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
kendet1946, 1/7/2013 5:56:36 PM (No. 9103795)
That is too bad. I enjoyed his shows. He brought to our attention many places in California that even a native-born like myself didn´t know much about. He will be missed.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
bona fides, 1/7/2013 6:15:01 PM (No. 9103809)
Gosh! Sad day.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
jimincalif, 1/7/2013 7:23:07 PM (No. 9103888)
Sorry to hear this, his shows were a kick.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
happywarrior, 1/7/2013 7:24:12 PM (No. 9103889)
Agree with #4. RIP Huell, you will be sorely missed young man. 
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
theLuz, 1/7/2013 8:17:14 PM (No. 9103934)
"wow. You came all the way from Redlands to Corona to see this? Wow". He was so involved in what he showed. He will be missed
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
StephaniePlum, 1/7/2013 8:36:34 PM (No. 9103963)
I love Huell ... He spent a weekend in our little rural county about 2 years ago. It was so much fun watching him interact with the locals. And then watching the end product broadcast on PBS. Members of our business community have told me that many tourists come through and mention that they heard about our area from Huell and just had to visit in person because he and his crew were having such a good time filming their visit. Wow-Amazing ! Rest in Peace Mr. Howser.
/SP/
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
LadyHen, 1/7/2013 9:07:07 PM (No. 9103994)
Enjoyed this show on many occasions. Despite the insanity of the big cities in California, it was his mission to show us the many beautiful places and people in that state and there are many. Thank you, Mr. Howser.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
caljeepgirl, 1/7/2013 9:37:03 PM (No. 9104037)
Great show! I learned a lot. I think we can at least take solace from the fact that he truly seemed to love what he did!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
bob913, 1/7/2013 10:03:38 PM (No. 9104083)
67 is pretty young these days. Maybe eating too many Pink hotdogs did him in.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Japanorama, 1/8/2013 3:23:54 AM (No. 9104336)
I expected him to go on forever.
It´s as if Yosemite died.
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Huell Howser, the folksy television host who chronicled the hidden history of the Golden State in his “California’s Gold” show, has died. Howser, who was about 68, was a resident of Palm Springs. The Riverside County coroner confirmed his death Monday, Jan. 7. An employee who did not want to be identified said Howser had been in hospice care. No information about the cause of death was available. Just six weeks ago, his staff confirmed that he had decided to retire.
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