
“Phil Donahue, Trailblazing Talk Show Host Who Shaped Daytime TV, Dies at 88”
Phil Donahue, the visionary TV host who transformed the landscape of daytime talk shows, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2024, at the age of 88. His family has shared that he had been grappling with a prolonged illness. Donahue’s pioneering program, initially titled “The Phil Donahue Show” and later simply “Donahue,” set a new…