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Another great has been lost: Phil Donahue, daytime TV icon who paved the way for many who came after him, has passed away. For many 70’s and 80’s babies, Phil was a big part of the TV life, and his death is truly a heartbreak. His family shared...

Phil Donahue’s Cause Of Death: Television Icon Dead at 88

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Phil Donahue, whose influential TV talk show aired for nearly 30 years, has died at age 88. Donahue died Sunday night of an undisclosed illness, according to a family statement provided to ABC News by a representative for Donahue's wife of 44 years, actress Marlo Thomas. The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Phil Donahue/Notre Dame Scholarship Fund, according to the statement. After working as a local TV reporter in his native Ohio and launching a talk show on local CBS affiliate WHIO in Dayton, he moved his The Phil Donahue Show to the local NBC affiliate WLWD, also in Dayton, in 1967. Three years later, it entered nationwide syndication, now simply titled Donahue.

Phil Donahue, influential TV talk show host, dead at 88

Daytime talk show pioneer Phil Donahue has died at age 88. CNN's Sara Sidner looks back at his life and career. Dubbed 'the king of daytime talk,' Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show.

Legendary talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88

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LEGENDARY television host Phil Donahue has died at the age of 88. The longtime host of The Phil Donahue Show passed away on Sunday night after battling a long illness, his family confirmed on Today on Monday. The TV pioneer hosted his talk show for 29 seasons. Phil died at his home surrounded by his […]

Phil Donahue dies at 88 after suffering from ‘long illness’

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Legendary TV talk show host Phil Donahue has died aged 88.RadarOnline.com can reveal Donahue, who first reinvented the TV talk show format as the host of The Phil Donahue Show in the 1960s and beyond, passed away on Sunday night at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan following a long illness.His family said in a statement: "Donahue died at his home surrounded by his family, including his wife of 44 years, Marlo Thomas, his sister, his children, grandchildren and his beloved golden retriever, Charlie."Donahue pioneered the modern format of issue-based daytime talk shows – and was the...

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Oprah Winfrey is crediting Phil Donahue for blazing the trail that led to her own iconic talk show in the wake of the daytime legend’s death over the weekend. Phil Donahue, Legendary Talk Show Host, Dead at 88



“There wouldn’t have been an Oprah [Winfrey] Show without Phil Donahue,” Winfrey wrote on Instagram Monday, adding that Donahue was “the first to prove that daytime talk and women watching should be taken seriously. He was a pioneer. I’m glad I got to thank him for it. Rest in peace, Phil.”



Donahue’s passing was announced Monday morning on the Today show, where the following statement...

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Phil Donahue, the talk show host who became the first to include audience participation and to delve into divisive social issues, died Sunday following a long illness, "Today" reports. He was 88. His family said in a statement that the man known as the King of Daytime Talk, to Oprah's...

Phil Donahue, King of Daytime Talk, Dies at 88

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Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died.

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