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.

Aug 19, 2024 · The broadcaster was hailed as the father of the modern audience-participation daytime talk show. Donahue's taste for controversial and polarizing subjects birthed a new …

Aug 19, 2024 · Donahue has been credited with paving the way in daytime TV for Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres to achieve success as well as Geraldo Rivera, Jerry Springer and others.

Aug 20, 2024 · Donahue, who was married to actress Marlo Thomas for more than 40 years, hosted more than 6,000 episodes of his game-changing "The Phil Donahue Show" (later …

Dec 17, 2025 · Phil Donahue is an American journalist and television personality who pioneered the daytime issue-oriented TV talk show. His show was seen from 1967 to 1996 and garnered …

Aug 19, 2024 · The longtime host of Donahue, Phil Donahue established the modern daytime talk show format with his focus on audience participation and hot-button social issues.

Aug 19, 2024 · Renowned “King of Daytime Talk” Phil Donahue, who created and hosted the The Phil Donahue Show, died on Sunday, Aug. 18 at the age of 88.

Aug 19, 2024 · Donahue died Sunday “peacefully after a long illness,” his family said in a statement to The Times. He was 88. NBC’s “Today,” where he was a contributor, broke the …

Phil Donahue was an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of Donahue (1967). His television program, later known as Donahue, was the first talk show …

Aug 19, 2024 · Oprah Winfrey described Donahue as a trailblazer who invented smart talk in the afternoon and brought startling new ideas into the living rooms and laundry rooms of American …