Phillip John Donahue (born December 21, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American media personality, best known as the creator and star of "The Phil Donahue Show", also known as "Donahue", the first tabloid talk show. The show had a 26-year run on national (U.S.) TV, preceeded by three years of local broadcast in Dayton, Ohio, before ending in 1996. His shows have generally focused on issues that often divide liberals and conservatives in the U.S., … Wikipedia
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Phil Donahue - one of the best-known talk show hosts in the history of television in the United States - joins us in our firehouse studio to discuss the state of the media in this country. www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/24/1446244
In this environment, Phil Donahue, who is widely credited with inventing the talk show platform, appears quite tame. www.museum.tv/archives/etv/D/htmlD/donahuephil/donahuephi...