US talk show host Phil Donahue has died at the age of 88 in Manhattan after a long illness, his family has confirmed.
Image: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP Image: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFPin Manhattan on Sunday following a long illness was announced on NBC’s Today Show, where he made frequent appearances from 1979 to 1988.It remained popular through the 1970s and into the 1980s, earning Donahue numerous Emmy Awards, and the format was adopted by future talk show hosts such as Oprah Winfrey.
“He interviewed everyone from our greatest stars to our forgotten neighbors, uniting us around the toughest issues of our time.” No need to travel like it’s the dark ages, here are five essential travel apps to download for the best travel experience…
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