Donahue’s family stated that: “The legendary TV talk show journalist Phil Donahue died Sunday night at home surrounded by his children, his sister, his wife of 44 years, Marlo Thomas, grandchildren, and his beloved golden retriever, Charlie.”
His cause of death was not immediately disclosed, although his family said he had suffered from a prolonged illness.
Phil Donahue, an innovative TV host who achieved fame in the late 1960s as one of the first people to interact with studio audiences and bring new ideas into American living rooms, Sunday His family told him.
He was 88 years old man.
Donahue was 88 years old and passed away peacefully after a prolonged illness.
US President Biden awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the US nation’s highest civilian honor, Earlier this year.
The White House of US called him a “pioneer of television”, whose daytime chat show became one of the “most influential” programs of its time.
In lieu of flowers, loved ones ask that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to the Phil Donahue/Notre Dame Scholarship Fund.