Phil Donahue, the longtime host of 'The Phil Donahue Show,' has died ... his family confirmed.
The media personality's death was announced on"The Today Show" early Monday morning, where a statement was shared from Donahue's loved ones -- including wife of over 40 years, Marlo Thomas -- who were by his side when he passed away Sunday evening following a long illness. No further details were shared into his caused of death.Donahue, who hosted his eponymous talk show for 29 years, was known as a trailblazing TV journalist ...
Phil started out his career in radio in the late '50s, before pivoting his focus to television ... where he interviewed a number of influential people, including President John F. Kenney, Johnny Carson, Malcom X, among others. The last time we saw Phil was in 2014 ... when he reminded TMZ of his Cleveland roots -- as he said he'd rather see the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals than make a stop at the Republican National Convention.
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