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. He was 88.

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. He was 88.

CHICAGO — Iconic talk show host Phil Donahue, who worked out of WGN for several years, has reportedly died at the age of 88. Family told The TODAY Show he died at home surrounded by his family.

“There wouldn’t have been an Oprah Show without Phil Donahue being the first to prove that daytime talk and women watching should be taken seriously,” she said Liza Esquibias is a Writer-Reporter on ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly two decades, Phil Donahue was virtually the only TV talk show host to roam his audience with microphone and make them an essential part of his show. His huge cultural ...

Former talk show host Phil Donahue has died at 88, USA TODAY reports. Donahue, a journalist and longtime host of "The Phil Donahue Show," was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in May by ...

Oprah Winfrey is paying tribute to fellow daytime TV legend Phil Donahue. After Donahue died at the age of 88 on Sunday, Aug. 18, friends and fans remembered him for being a trailblazer in the talk ...

Successful national talk show host Phil Donahue, who entertained, challenged and informed two generations of daytime television viewers, died on Sunday night following a long illness, Variety has ...