Phil Donahue, who made history as one of the first daytime talk show hosts, died at the age of 88 following a “long illness” ...

A pioneer in daytime television has died at the age of 88. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Phil Donahue invented the audience-participation talk show. ERIC DEGGANS, BYLINE: Phil Donahue may have ...

Phil Donahue, the celebrated daytime talk show host who pioneered the television staple, has died, his publicist confirmed to CBS News. He was 88. Donahue died Sunday night surrounded by his wife ...

"Donahue" aired for nearly 30 years. 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 ...

whose pioneering "The Phil Donahue Show" revolutionized TV with studio audience participation on topical social issues, has died. He was 88. Donahue's death was confirmed Monday by a family ...

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 ...

Renowned “King of Daytime Talk” Phil Donahue, who created and hosted the The Phil Donahue Show, died on Sunday, Aug. 18 at the age of 88, PEOPLE can confirm. In a statement first reported by ...

After the former "Phil Donahue Show" host's death was confirmed on Monday by a family spokesperson, Oprah Winfrey honored him for paving the way for her own success. "There wouldn't have been an ...

Marlo Thomas made her first red carpet appearance since her husband Phil Donahue passed in August 2024, while at the Night at the Pier fundraising gala in New York on May 12, 2025.

Phil Donahue, the longtime host of the trend-setting TV talk show The Phil Donahue Show, died Sunday evening following a long illness, surrounded by family including his longtime wife, actor Marlo ...

Actress Marlo Thomas has paid tribute to her late husband, talk show legend Phil Donahue. Donahue died Sunday at 88 following a long illness, his family confirmed to “Today” Monday.

Phil Donahue, the legendary TV talk show host, has died. He was 88. Donahue passed away Sunday night following a long illness, his family confirmed to “Today” Monday morning. The star died at ...