Television Host Phil Donahue Dies at 88

Longtime television host Phil Donahue has died, according to his family. Donahue was 88 when he passed away on Aug. 18, relatives told news outlets in a statement. He was born in 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio. Family members said that Donahue died at home while surrounded by his wife, Marlo Thomas, his sister, his children, his grandchildren, and his dog. Donahue “passed away peacefully following a long illness,” according to the family. Donahue’s relatives said people can make donations in his honor to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Phil Donahue/Notre Dame Scholarship Fund, which funds scholarships for the school from which he graduated....