Phil Donahue 2025. Los angeles — for nearly two decades, phil donahue was virtually the only tv talk show host to roam his audience with microphone and make them an essential part of. Phil donahue, the talk show host who roamed his audience with a microphone and ruled daytime tv for decades, has died at age 88

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, marlo thomas — read obituary. A son of a working.