Public television popular "California's gold" travel notes, homespun host died, at the age of 67 years old.
Howser died in his home Sunday night from natural causes, the AYN Allen said, enterprise cite manager for KCET. No other details.
For many years, "California's gold", many parts of the audience, and the "golden state", and Howser do approachable, enthusiasm high interviews and narrative he brought a unique nasal from his hometown of Tennessee.
Howser friendly interview format characteristics is mild curiosity and love story with his landmark interjection "this is amazing!" "You look at this!"
Howser his production company website wrote that he performing work under the premise of "TV is brain surgery operation."
"The story is all of it," he wrote.
A little more than a photographer after his state little-known corner, Howser solutions and no purple to produce, but to attract the audience with his close dialogue interview.
"I hope our story, reveals the human spirit and rich life in California, including its history, people, culture and natural wonders wonders," he wrote.
His charm and passion tickle the audience of the place. When Howser visited the beautiful ink border, he jokingly jeering federal guard quietly back and forth in the international boundary. In southern California, he walk through a small forest, avocado, sigh over the dog lick green meat, clean, fruit shell ability - and pay attention to animal thick and a shiny coat.
There was a series of other California "access Huell Howser" and "road trip Huell Howser Howser."
"Huell promoted simple happiness and undiscovered the nuggets live in our great country, KCET statement said:" a. "His brilliance and power nature seems to put it into our sitting room is the most important thing is, he reminded us to search for the magic and wonder in our every day of their lives. Huell can well capture unknown miracle. Smoked beef from cotton sandwich and art woven cactus garden and exotic brilliant Yosemite - he brought us the magic, the region of humor and spicy."
Howser from the university of Tennessee get a bachelor's degree, and, in the WSM - TV in Nashville began his television career. He presided over the WCBS - TV in New York city a magazine style series, then, in 1981 to the Los Angeles KCBS - TV reporters work.
In 1987, he moved to, KCET produced a called "Videolog" predecessor "California's gold", this is by PBS TV over California and Oregon, Nevada, and his home state of Tennessee.
Dear a series of California more than 19 years, and promoting six series of state.
, KCET plan to aviation Howser on sale on Monday night.
In 2011, Howser donated his whole directory plot chapman university, so they can digitize, released on the Internet, and provide free of charge.
"He likes to California so big, and his love the people, their life stories, their interests, their passion. Of course, people worship him, in the same strength," chapman university President James l. Doti said Monday.
Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in mourning the loss, Howser, "Los Angeles cherish and California icon."
The city council Tom LaBonge, who was sworn in Howser, he 30 years friend said, no one can copy his enthusiasm.
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