Phil Donahue dead at 88 ⚰️

Phillip John Donahue
{December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024}

The 11-time Daytime Emmy winner presided over his program for 29 years and forged a path for Oprah Winfrey and others to follow
Died Sunday night at home following a long illness, his family told the Today show. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, That Girl star Marlo Thomas. They met when she was a guest on his show — he was a divorced single father living with and raising his four sons at the time — before marrying in May 1980
Remembering a trailblazer in talk show television who used his platform to highlight LGBTQ+ issues, providing crucial visibility helping to promote greater understanding and acceptance