{"id":119465,"date":"2024-08-19T15:36:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/piers-morgan-hails-true-trail-blazing-icon-phil-donahue\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T15:36:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:36:25","slug":"piers-morgan-hails-true-trail-blazing-icon-phil-donahue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/piers-morgan-hails-true-trail-blazing-icon-phil-donahue\/","title":{"rendered":"Piers Morgan hails ‘true trail-blazing icon’ Phil Donahue"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Piers Morgan<\/a> has hailed Phil Donahue as a “true trail-blazing icon” of the TV industry.<\/p>\n

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Phil Donahue passed away over the weekend<\/p>\n

The legendary talk-show star died on Sunday (18.08.24), aged 88, following a long illness, and Piers has taken to social media to heap praise on the former host of ‘The Phil Donahue Show’.<\/p>\n

Piers, 59 – who hosted ‘Piers Morgan<\/a> Live’ on CNN between 2011 and 2014 – wrote on X: “RIP Phil Donahue, 88. <\/p>\n

“One of the true trail-blazing icons of American television. He hosted over 6,000 talk shows, and was the first to interact with a studio audience. Interviewing him for CNN a few years ago lived up to every expectation.. such a clever, interesting man. (sic)”<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, former talk-show host Sally Jessy Raphael has also taken to social media to praise the legendary broadcaster.<\/p>\n

\nThe 89-year-old TV star – who hosted the talk-show show ‘Sally’ for almost two decades – acknowledged that he played a significant role in her own success.<\/p>\n

\nShe wrote on the micro-blogging platform: “This is a very sad day. I admired Phil Donahue for so many reasons, and he was one of the finest broadcasters in American television. If there wasn’t a Phil, there would have never been a Sally. My thoughts and prayers go out to Marlo and their family. #RIP #Legend #talkshows (sic)”<\/p>\n

\nMeanwhile, Montel Williams has hailed Donahue as a “true pioneer”.<\/p>\n

\nThe 68-year-old star – who hosted ‘The Montel Williams Show’ between 1991 and 2008 – said in a statement: “Yesterday, we lost a true pioneer. Phil Donahue, the godfather of talk shows, forever changed the landscape of television. My thoughts and prayers are with Marlo and his family. Rest in peace, Phil.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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