Progressive Talk Show Host Phil Donuhue Dies at 88
The famous daytime talk show host Phil Donahue has passed away at 88.
In a statement first provided to the Today show, Donahue’s family confirmed that he had died with his wife Marlo Thomas and “his sister, his children, grandchildren and his beloved golden retriever, Charlie” all by his side.
The family added that he had “passed away after a long illness.”
A pioneering figure in American television, Donuhue was best known for creating and hosting “The Phil Donahue Show,” which gained national syndication in 1970 and ran until 1996, making it one of the longest-running talk shows in television history.
The program was groundbreaking at the time because it encouraged audience participation and tackled controversial and often taboo subjects,
