Phil Donahue, the legendary daytime talk show host behind “The Phil Donahue Show”, dies at 88
"There wouldn’t have been an Oprah Show without Phil Donahue being the first to prove that daytime talk and women watching should be taken seriously," wrote Oprah Winfrey.
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Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died
Phil Donahue ... in 1967. Donahue's willingness to explore the hot-button social issues of the day emerged immediately, when he featured atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair as his first guest.
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Phil Donahue, Daytime Talk Show Host, Dies at 88
Donahue’s very first guest was Madalyn Murray O’Hair, at the time America’s most famous, and widely unpopular, atheist. Boris Yurchenko/Associated Press Donahue led a discussion on the life ...