Legendary tv pioneer Phil Donahue has passed away.

The Today Exhibit reported Monday morning that “Donahue died at his home surrounded via his family, including his wife of 44 years, Marlo Thomas, his sister, his youngsters, grandchildren and his loved golden retriever, Charlie, his household said in a remark to TODAY.”

Donahue hosted a dayside talk show right through the Eighties wherein he incessantly mentioned pop cultural and political tendencies that outlined the form of daylight hours talk convey programming that followed. A vocal progressive, Donahue changed into a regular determine within the early days of cable news, the place he hosted a convey on MSNBC, however his tv presence declined as he bought older and successfully retired.

For many of his profession, Donahue hosted his convey from his cherished in his house city, Chicago. He later moved to NBC’s Rockefeller Center studios. In Could of 2024, he got a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. 

Donahue’s household requested that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Analysis Health facility or the Phil Donahue/Notre Dame Scholarship Fund in lieu of vegetation, in line with the statement.

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