Phil Donahue, Legendary Daytime Talk Show Host, Dies at 88

UR · Cristiano

phil donahue phil donahue dead phil donahue cause of death oprah winfrey marlo thomas age donahue sally jessy raphael how old is marlo thomas phil donahue net worth oprah phil donohue phil donahue wife what did phil donahue die from msnbc phil donahue health phil.donahue marlo thomas net worth phil donahue death who was phil donahue married to phil donahue illness love phil donahue show did phil donahue die phil donahue alzheimer's margaret cooney how did phil donahue die phil donahue children bill donahue what did phil donahue die of marlo thomas children what illness did phil donahue have

Transcript

00:00Phil Donahue, legendary daytime talk show host, dies at 88

00:05Legendary talk show host Phil Donahue passed away on Sunday, August 18, at the age of 88.

00:13Donahue died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, including his wife Marlo Thomas

00:18and their golden retriever, Charlie.

00:21The family requested donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the Phil

00:26Donahue-slash-Notre-Dame Scholarship Fund instead of flowers.

00:31Born in Cleveland in 1935, Donahue began his media career in the late 1950s and started

00:37his talk show in 1967.

00:40The Phil Donahue Show tackled controversial topics and was the first to allow audience

00:45members to ask questions.

00:48Donahue's show moved to New York in 1985, where he continued to innovate, interviewing

00:53various notable figures.

00:56Donahue's influence paved the way for numerous other talk show hosts and earned him 20 Emmy

01:00Awards throughout his career.

Category

Transcript

Recommended