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Donahue is the Americanized version of Irish surname Donohoe, which, in turn, is an Anglicized version of the ancient Irish name "Donnchadh" (sometimes "Donncha").. Donncha was a common “first name” in 9th century Ireland, and when the use of surnames became more common in Ireland around the 10th Century, many people looked to a respected common ancestor to form a surname.
Peter Donahue died on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1885, a few days after catching a cold while surveying his Tiburon rail yard. [8] The Mechanics Monument in San Francisco, unveiled in 1901, was a tribute to the Donahue brothers' contributions, commissioned by Peter's son James Mervyn Donahue, and designed by Douglas Tilden. [4] [9]
It is situated between Mount Lyell and Donohue Peak. The John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail both transverse the pass. Following the John Muir Trail, the pass is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) from Thousand Island Lake, and 12.8 miles (20.6 km) from Tuolumne Meadows. [2] Donohue Pass is the sixth highest pass of the ten named passes on the John ...
Donahue’s show achieved national syndication in 1974, when it was moved to Chicago. In 1977, he brought his popular discussion style to Sacramento for a week of live programming.
KFRC-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station in San Francisco, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It currently simulcasts sister station KCBS , which carries an all-news format. The station transmits its signal from Mount Beacon atop the Marin Headlands above Sausalito, California , while studios were shared with formerly co ...
In 1967, popular Top 40 disc jockey Tom Donahue (Rock Radio Hall of Fame inductee 2015) and his wife Raechel took the FM underground rock sound to KMPX in San Francisco, and soon, along with L.A. Top 40 personality B. Mitchel Reed, to KPPC-FM in Pasadena. Both stations quickly became popular with their innovative formats, and brought the owners ...
Donahue was known for bringing the audience into the talk-show format, engaging with them just as he did with the notable list of guests on the show. Phil Donahue, the pioneering host of long ...
Sally Jessy Raphael knows that the world has lost a true ally and pioneer in Phil Donahue.. In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, the former talk show host, 89, looks back at her late friend's ...