Huell Howser, TV show host dies, at 67 Huell Howser, the perpetually upbeat public television figure who chronicled all things Californian, from avocado-eating dogs to the majesty of Yosemite National Park, died Sunday of natural causes, a spokeswoman for his former station said. Mr. Howser's Southern inflection and youthful sense of amazement at the small and overlooked helped create a legion of followers across the state for his "California's Gold" program, produced by Southern California's KCET and broadcast statewide. After graduating from the University of Tennessee, working on the ... Read More