Phil Donahue, a celebrated daytime talk show host who pioneered the television staple, died after a long illness, his publicist said in a statement.
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, actor Marlo Thomas, and his sister, children and grandchildren, his publicist said in a statement.He died peacefully after a long illness, the statement said, without providing additional details.President Biden awarded Donahue the Presidential Medal of Freedom earlier this year.
He launched 'The Phil Donahue Show' in Dayton, Ohio, in 1967 and it was syndicated nationally three years later.He moved the show in 1974 from Ohio to Chicago. He stayed in the city for about a decade, including a few years using CBS Chicago's studios as the base of operations for the renamed 'Donahue' show.In 1985, he moved the show to New York, and he was asked if he was worried Chicagoans would resent him for the move.
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