{"id":74793,"date":"2024-08-19T12:18:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=74793"},"modified":"2024-08-19T12:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:21:25","slug":"legendary-tv-talk-show-host-phil-donahue-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/19\/legendary-tv-talk-show-host-phil-donahue-dies-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary TV talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74796\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-300x186.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Donahue hosted <em>&#8220;The Phil Donahue Show<\/em>&#8221; from 1967 to 1996 and is considered an icon of the daytime talk show industry. Donahue, long dubbed &#8220;the king of daytime talk,&#8221; was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show.<\/p>\n<p>He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden earlier this year. Thomas, who received her own Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in 2014, was there for her husband\u2019s ceremony.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-presidential.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74798\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-presidential.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-presidential.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-presidential-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-presidential-1024x628.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-presidential-768x471.webp 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-presidential-750x460.webp 750w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-presidential-1140x699.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Groundbreaking TV talk show journalist Phil Donahue died Sunday night at home surrounded by his wife of 44 years Marlo Thomas, his sister, his children, grandchildren, and his beloved golden retriever Charlie,&#8221; said a statement from his family. Donahue\u2019s family requested that donations be made to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjude.org\/donate\/donate-to-st-jude.html?sl=donate-now&amp;sc_dcm=58700008476339002&amp;sc_cid=kwp&amp;ds_rl=1291300&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw2ou2BhCCARIsANAwM2GmGXxJs9XyUWty482nkTkSWoLanD7nJGkV8lAzWLzfiS9Qr__bCSMaAoqiEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital<\/a> or the Phil Donahue\/Notre Dame Scholarship Fund in his memory, according to NBC&#8217;s TODAY.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3756607789\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The news of his passing was met with surprise and grief by many, including fellow talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who paid tribute to Donahue on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-2tOpNuz1N\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere wouldn\u2019t have been an <em>Oprah<\/em> Show without Phil Donahue being the first to prove that daytime talk and women watching should be taken seriously,\u201d Winfrey wrote. \u201cHe was a pioneer. I\u2019m glad I got to thank him for it. Rest in peace Phil.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74799\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-1977.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74799\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-1977.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-1977.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-1977-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-1977-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-1977-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-1977-750x422.webp 750w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-1977-1140x641.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Phil Donahue Show 1977<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After working as a local TV reporter in his native Ohio and launching a talk show on local CBS affiliate WHIO in Dayton, he moved his <em>\u201cThe Phil Donahue Show\u201d<\/em> (later just <em>\u201cDonahue\u201d<\/em>) debuted on a television station in Dayton, Ohio, on November 6, 1967, with a single guest: atheist Madalyn Murray O\u2019Hair, sometimes called the most hated woman in America for her successful effort to end mandatory Bible reading in schools. Other installments that first week included a video of a woman giving birth and a discussion on the appropriateness of dolls with penises.<\/p>\n<p>The station had already invited a studio audience for the variety show that Mr. Donahue\u2019s program replaced, and he decided to let the audience stay.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1985113020\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>He chatted with audience members during commercial breaks and often liked what he heard. So one day, while on the air, \u201cI jumped out of the chair and went into the audience,\u201d he told NPR years later. \u201cThat moment is what \u2026 subsequently made the program different, and absorbing enough to hold a viewer for an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>National syndication led to higher-profile guests \u2013 including his future wife, actress Marlo Thomas. In 1977, audiences watched the couple seem to fall in love live on the show.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74797\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-and-Marlo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74797\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-and-Marlo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-and-Marlo.jpg 637w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Phil-Donahue-and-Marlo-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Donahue family in 1980<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou are really fascinating,\u201d Donahue told Thomas on stage, reaching for her hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you are wonderful,\u201d Thomas replied, clutching the host\u2019s hand. \u201cI said it when we are off the air. And I want to say you are loving and generous and you like women and it\u2019s a pleasure. And whoever is the woman in your life is very lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple marked their 40th wedding anniversary in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Donahue is survived by Thomas and four children from his first marriage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phil_Donahue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More about Phil Donahue<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donahue hosted &#8220;The Phil Donahue Show&#8221; from 1967 to 1996 and is considered an icon of the daytime talk show industry. Donahue, long dubbed &#8220;the king of daytime talk,&#8221; was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden earlier this year. 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