Phil Donahue Dies

Monday, August 19, 2024

Phil Donahue, the legendary TV talk show host, died Sunday night, his family confirmed to the "Today" show. He was 88.

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Seriously, I thought he died years ago.

#1 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-08-19 09:50 AM | Reply

I learned more from The Phil Donahue Show about how American society really works than 60 Minutes or Face the Nation.

#2 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-08-19 11:03 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

R.I.P.

Respect.

#3 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2024-08-19 11:30 AM | Reply

Just read his obit. I'd forgotten how far back he'd started.

And Marlo Thomas . . .

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2024-08-19 12:35 PM | Reply

Only 88? I thought he was in his 60s in the 80s when my Grandparents watched him.

#5 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-08-19 05:21 PM | Reply

He was premature with the white stuff.

#6 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-08-19 05:27 PM | Reply

Good person, he opposed the Iraq war. He opposed Vietnam.

He was on the right side of History of when Congress and the PTB were not.

#7 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-08-19 07:11 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Donahue lost his shown on MSNBC in 2003 because he aired anti-war guests in the run up to the war on Iraq.

His show was the highest rated one in primetime and an internal company memo warned that he was "difficult public face for NBC in a time of war," providing a, quote, "home for the liberal antiwar agenda at the same time that our competitors are waving the flag at every opportunity."

www.democracynow.org

#8 | Posted by rcade at 2024-08-19 10:36 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

RCADE, listen to Keith Olbermann's podcast from last night. Donahue didnt get cancelled for being anti-war, he was cancelled because his program cost 10 times more than any other cable news program, and for the majority of his time on MSNBC his ratings were middling. They ended up replacing him with Countdown, which ended up being anti-Iraq war, nationally was the first to report on the real Jessica Lynch story, calling out the lie that was sold by the Bush Admin to the MSM. Keith was on MSNBC for another eight years in spite of being opposed to the war and Bush. Donahue was the one who claimed he was cancelled for being anti-war. It wasn't the case.

#9 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2024-08-20 12:22 PM | Reply | Funny: 1