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Peabody Award Winning Journalist Harold Dow Dies

CBS’ Harold Dow died suddenly on August 21, 2010, apparently from an asthma attack. He had recently been diagnosed with adult onset asthma. Mr. Dow was an acclaimed journalist at the network, and had interviewed many well-known figures. He was part of the 48 Hours team from the time the show went on the air. More about Mr. Dow’s career herehere. One of Mr. Dow’s most recognizable characteristics was his melliflulous voice, which accompanies many of his 48 Hours pieces. The cable channel ID replays many of them: schedule here