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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.
Donohoe or O'Donohoe is an Irish surname, reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnchadha ‘descendant of Donnchadh’, a personal name (sometimes Anglicized as Duncan in Scotland), composed of the elements donn = ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + cath = ‘battle’.
The name means "descendant of Donnchadh", a personal name composed of the elements donn "brown-haired [man]" and cath "battle". Spelling variations (which include an ...
Phil Donahue, who died Sunday at 88, will be long remembered for changing day talk TV shows with a format that leaned heavily on participation and interaction with the studio audience. Initially ...
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 ...
Donahue, a journalist and longtime host of "The Phil Donahue Show," created and hosted the first daytime talk show to feature audience participation. The show began in Dayton, Ohio.
Donahue is a surname. It may also refer to: The Phil Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, an American television talk show aired from 1970 to 1996; Donahue (2002 talk show), a short-lived talk show also hosted by Phil Donahue; Donahue, Iowa, a small city in the United States; Donahue Building, Davenport, Iowa, on the National Register of ...
"Donahue won 20 Emmy Awards and paved the way for so many other daytime talk show hosts. He will be missed." View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Katie Couric (@katiecouric)