We Lost A Legend Recently, The Great Phil Donahue

You have probably heard the news that talk show legend and pioneer Phil Donahue died recently. He was 88 years old. His family said he passed after battling a "long illness." "The Phil Donahue Show", or just "Donahue", went nationwide in 1970 and ran until 1996. He focused on a single topic per show and shot before a live audience that would ask questions of the guests. This led to several other daytime talk shows like Oprah, Sally, Jerry Springer and so many more. When we think about Phil Donahue, we can't help but think of Phil Hartman, doing Phil Donahue as a sketch on SNL.