'Bay Area Backroads' host dies at 80 |
Doug McConnell poses for a portrait for 2010 Open Space Conference at the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco, May 20, 2010.
Doug McConnell, host of the much-loved Bay Area television program “Bay Area Backroads,” died on Tuesday, according to a tribute post shared to the “OpenRoad with Doug McConnnell” Facebook page. He was 80 years old. According to the Facebook post, McConnell died from health complications related to a stroke he suffered a few years ago.
“He was the best road trip companion you could have, the biggest optimist we ever met, a human GPS with a steel trap memory, friendly to a fault, knowledgeable about most any subject, and filled the world with enthusiastic positivity,” the tribute........