Once upon a time, there was this TV company called Multimedia, which owned newspapers and TV stations. Based in South Carolina, the company created a syndication division that it based in Cincinnati ...

The intrepid host reinvented the talk show genre, boldly normalizing ostensibly scandalous subjects and cultural entities. By Robyn Bahr For adults of a certain generation, daytime talk shows of the ...

Successful national talk show host Phil Donahue, who entertained, challenged and informed two generations of daytime television viewers, died on Sunday night following a long illness, Variety has ...

Before Phil Donahue, most talk shows were forums for celebrities to plug their latest projects. Donahue did some of that, too, and he wasn't above pandering for ratings. In an effort to appeal to his ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 his show. His huge cultural ...

Phil Donahue, who died Sunday at 88, will be long remembered for changing day talk TV shows with a format that leaned heavily on participation and interaction with the studio audience. Initially ...

Phil Donahue was another. Even on shows that were much lighter in tone, Phil Donahue would involve his audience - not just the studio audience, where he famously would stroll into the crowd with his ...