With its ratings fallings, Donahue decided to retire. ‘The Phil Donahue Show ... In 2002, TV Guide’s list of the 50 greatest television shows of all-time rated Donahue at 28th.

Phil Donahue, who made history as one of the first daytime talk show hosts, died at the age of 88 following a “long illness” ...

where he continued his passionate brand of talk show TV until 1996. Before Phil Donahue, most talk shows were forums for celebrities to plug their latest projects. Donahue did some of that ...

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible ... faith would always be with him. After a series of early jobs in radio and TV, Donahue was invited to move an earlier ...

The format set “The Phil Donahue Show” apart from other interview shows of the 1960s and made it a trendsetter in daytime TV, where it was particularly popular with female audiences.

Marlo Thomas, Phil Donahue The couple explore 'secret sauce ... Without the stars common on TV talk shows in hubs like Los Angeles and New York City, Donahue leaned into hot-button issues with ...

Donahue, who died Aug. 18, hosted an issue-oriented, afternoon talk show that paved the way for Oprah and others. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, and we listen back to a 1985 interview.

Phil Donahue, the legendary TV talk show host ... and the hosts are thankfully more diverse — all of the talk shows still cleave to the one thing that laid at the foundation of the 7,000 ...