In 1974, once he relocated the show to Chicago and changed its name to Donahue, the host found his niche while innovating the daytime format. "When Phil came to Chicago, he found his most ...

"There wouldn’t have been an Oprah Show without Phil Donahue being the first to prove that daytime talk and women watching should be taken seriously," wrote Oprah Winfrey. Phil Donahue ...

The show, later renamed Donahue, relocated to Chicago in 1974 and continued with its success. "When Phil came to Chicago, he found his most important element — the Chicago studio audience," Ron ...

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television ... Dayton's WLWD television station in 1967. It moved in 1974 to Chicago, where it stayed for years, then ended ...

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television ... s WLWD television station in 1967. It moved in 1974 to Chicago, where it stayed for years, then ended its ...

Phil Donahue, talk-show host and broadcast journalist, died Sunday night at age 88 after a long illness, his family confirmed to NBC’s Today. Donahue presided over The Phil Donahue Show, later ...

After a series of early jobs in radio and TV, Donahue was invited to move an earlier radio talk show to Dayton’s WLWD television station in 1967. It moved in 1974 to Chicago, where it stayed for ...