Phil Donahue, who ruled daytime talk for years until Oprah overtook him, left a lasting imprint LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Donahue, the talk show host who roamed his audience with a microphone and ruled daytime TV for decades, has died at age 88. The talk format Donahue established in 1967 and kept up for nearly 30 years... read full story
"the king of daytime talk,"