Phil Donahue Passed Away
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He changed American media during his time, especially daytime TV. I think he had a positive effect on our society.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51103877/phil-donahue-talk-show-host-dead-at-88
"The format set "The Phil Donahue Show" apart from other interview shows of the 1960s and made it a trendsetter in daytime television, where it was particularly popular with female audiences.
Later renamed "Donahue," the program launched in Dayton, Ohio, in 1967. Donahue's willingness to explore the hot-button social issues of the day emerged immediately, when he featured atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair as his first guest. He would later air shows on feminism, homosexuality, consumer protection and civil rights, among hundreds of other topics.
The show was syndicated in 1970 and ran on national television for the next 26 years, racking up 20 Emmy Awards for the show and for Donahue as host, as well as a Peabody for Donahue in 1980. In May, President Joe Biden awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Donahue, who was cited as a pioneer of the daytime talk show."
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Never watched in all the
Never watched in all the years. Seemed like the show was always on in the background at friends homes. He had an effect. R I P.
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My mom watched him all the
My mom watched him all the time. Iirc fired because he was opposed to the Iraq invasion
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Glad your message title said
Glad your message title said Donahue as the second word.
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Anyone else remember the old
Anyone else remember the old black screen getting turned into the Donahue Zone one April Fools years ago?
RIP Phil Donahue.
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Yes!!!
Yes!!!
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Mike you said what i came
Mike you said what i came here to say!
all the April Phools pranks were fun, and, as my 2nd fave phil (before i knew of PHIL) simply adored him and that one especially
Sagi with THE BLUEST EYES i have ever seen
wonder if Marlo will die soon from missing him too much ):