Pioneering daytime talk show host Phil Donahue dies

Pioneering daytime talk show host Phil Donahue dies

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an unforgettable television genre that brought success to Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. NBC’s “Today” show, citing family members, said Donahue died Sunday after a long illness. Phil Donahue has died at the age of 88. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Dubbed “the king … Read more