Huell Howser of ''California's Gold'' dies in Palm Springs at 67

PALM SPRINGS - Longtime Southern California television host and Palm Springs resident Huell Howser, who used his folksy interviewing style to introduce viewers to little-known Golden State locales and the state's unique residents, died today at age 67.

Howser, a native Tennessean with twang to match, died in Palm Springs at 2:35 a.m. of natural causes, according to the Riverside County Coroner's Office. Howser's spokesman Ryan Morris told City News Service that Howser died at his home following a long illness.

Morris, who declined to give details on Howser's illness, said there would be no pub...