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Phil Donahue, who ruled daytime talk for years until Oprah overtook him, left a lasting imprint
For nearly two decades, Phil Donahue was virtually the only TV talk show host to roam his audience ... for someone to copy us,” Donahue told the Archive of American Television in 2001.
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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 ...
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Phil Donahue, pioneering daytime talk show host, has died
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.