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 ...

For adults of a certain generation, daytime talk shows of the 1980s and 1990s represented all that was right with the world during a sick day home from school. In an ideal scenario, your parents or ...

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 ...

Daytime talk show legend Phil Donahue was a recognizable face to several generations of children — and he also had five kids of his own: Michael, Kevin, Daniel, Mary Rose and James. The former ...

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 ...