Phil Donahue, a groundbreaking daytime TV talk show host, has died, his family announced. He was 88. Family members told “Today” the television fixture died Sunday night surrounded by loved ones ...

(NewsNation) — Phil Donahue, a daytime television staple dubbed “the King of Daytime Talk,” died at 88. His show launched the genre of television that brought success to Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams ...

Phil Donahue, who died Sunday at 88, will be long remembered for changing day talk TV shows with a format that leaned heavily on participation and interaction with the studio audience. Initially ...

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 ...

"The Phil Donahue Show" began in 1967 as a local series in Dayton, Ohio. It was syndicated nationally in 1969 and relocated to Chicago in 1974, with the show's title shortened to just "Donahue." That ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Legendary daytime talk show host Phil Donahue, who died Sunday night at the age of 88, produced his show from Chicago for years before moving to New York—paving the way for Oprah ...

American TV icon Phil Donahue has died at the age of 88. His death was first reported by "The Today Show," which received a statement from his family. Donahue’s talk show, "The Phil Donahue Show," ran ...

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.