The former 'Today' show co-host passed away due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Fairfax County, Virginia, on April 17, his wife Alexandra Dickson has announced
Jim Hartz, the low-key, folksy newsman who hosted the "Today" show with Barbara Walters in the mid-1970s, less than halfway through his three-decade television career, died April 17 in Fairfax County, Virginia. He was 82.