Results: Phil Donahue, talk show host pioneer, dies at 88

Phil Donahue, an innovative TV host who rose to fame in the late 1960s after being the first person to interact with a studio audience and bring new ideas into American living rooms, died Sunday, his family said. He was 88. At his peak, his nationally syndicated "The Phil Donahue Show" — later renamed "Donahue" — was a ratings hit. The show ran from November 6, 1967 to September 13, 1996. Have you ever watched an episode of The Phil Donahue Show/Donahue?

Donahue was a precursor to similar shows by hosts Montel Williams and Jerry Springer. Oprah Winfrey described Donahue as a trailblazer who invented smart talk in the afternoon and brought startling new ideas into the living rooms and laundry rooms of American women. Are you someone who enjoys talk shows?