Phil Donahue, seen in New York in 2020, died Aug. 18 at age 88. (Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press) To the editor: Most people will remember Phil Donahue for his trailblazing daytime TV talk ...

(CNN) — Phil Donahue, who set a new format for daytime television as host of “The Phil Donahue Show” for nearly three decades, has died following a long illness, his family announced in a statement on ...

Donahue, who died Aug. 18, hosted an issue-oriented, afternoon talk show that paved the way for Oprah and others. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, and we listen back to a 1985 interview. This ...

The recent passing of the American journalist Phil Donahue at the age of 88 marked the end of a unique era in television. Revered for pioneering the daytime talk show format, Donahue’s contribution to ...

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On this special fund-drive episode, Mickey’s first guest is journalist Jeff Cohen, who discusses the career and legacy of the late Phil Donahue. Donahue was an innovative television talk-show host, ...

To the editor: Most people will remember Phil Donahue for his trailblazing daytime TV talk show, but my meeting with Phil was to honor him, Ellen Spiro and Tomas Young for their seminal antiwar ...

Phil Donahue united a broadcaster's telegenic appeal, an insistent curiosity, and a taste for provocative topics to create a new genre of television – the audience participation talk show – which ...

Before Phil Donahue, most talk shows were forums for celebrities to plug their latest projects. Donahue did some of that, too, and he wasn't above pandering for ratings. In an effort to appeal to his ...

But Phil Donahue changed TV for the better, not for the worse. Terry Gross spoke to Phil Donahue in 1985, and she asked him why he involved the audience during his program. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR ...