Absolutely devastating! VERY SAD LOSS  Legendary Talk host found dead at age 88. In the past he broke all the TV records, he passed away peacefully at his home. Married to a legendary actress you will know him immediately. When you understand who it is, you will surely cry. 

Phil Donahue may no longer walk among us, but the space he carved in American television and in the public consciousness is enduring. He turned microphones into instruments of democracy, studio chairs into stages for the unheard, and daytime television into a space where honesty, compassion, and courage could intersect. The chair is empty, yes, and the studio is silent, but in every question that refuses to settle for comfort, in every conversation that prioritizes truth over spectacle, and in every voice lifted because it deserves to be heard, Phil Donahue lives on. He reminds us that television can be more than entertainment—it can be a platform for justice, understanding, and the radical act of truly listening.