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Groundbreaking daytime TV talk show host Phil Donahue, who died Sunday at age 88, hosted a week of outdoor TV shows on Sacramento’s K Street Mall in the 1970s.
Phillip John Donahue (December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024) was an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, later known simply as Donahue , was the first popular talk show to feature a format that included audience participation. [ 1 ]
Phil Donahue, a celebrated daytime talk show host who pioneered the television staple, died after a long illness, his publicist said in a statement. Phil Donahue, daytime talk show pioneer, dies at 88
Donahue’s big break came in 1967, when Dayton’s WLWD TV launched “The Phil Donahue Show.” The host came up with the groundbreaking idea of asking the studio audience for questions.
Donahue died Sunday at age 88 after a long illness. “I lost my sweetheart last night,” Donahue’s wife, the actor Marlo Thomas, wrote on Instagram Monday, saying she would be stepping away from social media “to take care of myself and the many people who took care of Phil, and held him close to their hearts.”
Phil Donahue, a TV journalist and the host of "The Phil Donahue Show," has died at 88. Donahue's show, running from 1967 to 1996, tackled contentious social issues.
Related: All About Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas' 5 Children Alongside a photo of Donahue on the cover of PEOPLE in 1979, comedian Amy Sedaris wrote: "Very sad news. My family grew up watching his ...
Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas' love story is one for the ages. After first meeting on The Phil Donahue Show in 1977, the That Girl actress and talk show host, who died on Aug. 18, 2024 at 88 ...