Phil Donahue

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AKA: Phillip John Donahue
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 12/21/1935
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

biography

With his glasses, white mop of hair, slight lisp, and amiable personality, Phil Donahue revolutionized the American daytime talk show and rode his popularity and growing legendary status for more than 6,000 shows over 29 years.

Donahue was 22 when, just months after his graduation from Notre Dame, he became an announcer on KYW-Radio in Cleveland, OH. Moving to other points in the Midwest, Donahue rose from announcer to newscaster at WHIO in Dayton, OH, a town in which he also had a radio talk show called "Conversation Piece". In 1967, he left WHIO and joined rival WLWD hosting a daytime talk Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2008-2008
Panelist
2008
Producer
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Director
2008
Himself
2007
(TV Show)
1999-1999

milestones

Year
Milestone
1957 
Worked as announcer at KYW-Radio, Cleveland, OH
1958 
Moved to KYW-TV, Cleveland
1958 
Named program and news director of WAJB-Radio, Adrian, MI
 
Was news reporter and anchor at WIHO-Radio, Dayton, OH
1963 
Hosted "Conversation Piece" on WIHO-Radio, Dayton
Continued

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