Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that brought success to Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88.

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Phil Donahue, who flipped the script for daytime television by tackling controversial issues in front of a live audience, has died following a long illness, his family announced in a statement on ...

The talk show host made a career of exposing polarizing topics while dressed in a relatively neutral wardrobe. By Guy Trebay The hoary tabloid axiom “if it bleeds, it leads” played no small part in ...

Former talk show host Phil Donahue has died at 88, USA TODAY reports. Donahue, a journalist and longtime host of "The Phil Donahue Show," was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in May by ...

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Successful national talk show host Phil Donahue, who entertained, challenged and informed two generations of daytime television viewers, died on Sunday night following a long illness, Variety has ...