Doug McConnell, Marin television host and environmentalist, dies

Doug McConnell, a television journalist and producer who showcased outdoor destinations in Marin County and elsewhere in California, died Tuesday at age 80.

The Corte Madera resident was the host of the travel show “Bay Area Backroads” on KRON and “OpenRoad with Doug McConnell and Friends” on NBC Bay Area.

Roger Fielding, Marin County’s chief deputy coroner, said Mr. McConnell died of natural causes in San Geronimo.

The OpenRoad staff announced Wednesday that Mr. McConnell...