The Columbian

Phil Donahue left a lasting imprint: ‘There wouldn’t have been an Oprah Show without Phil Donahue’

Talk show host Phil Donahue appears with former first lady Nancy Reagan during taping of his show to promote her book “My Turn” on Nov. 6, 1989, in Burbank, Calif. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime ...
The Telegraph

Phil Donahue, who ruled daytime talk for years until Oprah overtook him, left a lasting imprint

FILE - Phil Donahue hosts his television show in New York on Jan. 27, 1993. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Mark ...
LGBTQ Nation

Phil Donahue interviewed a gay man before Stonewall on TV & was an LGBTQ+ ally thereafter

Following the death Phil Donahue over the weekend, LGBTQ+ fans are saluting the late journalist and talk show host for his pioneering coverage of gay rights and the AIDS epidemic on daytime TV. On ...
KCRW

Pioneer talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88

Phil Donahue united a broadcaster's telegenic appeal, an insistent curiosity, and a taste for provocative topics to create a new genre of television – the audience participation talk show – which ...