Longtime TV talk show host Phil Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said. He was 88.
Donahue, a television pioneer who introduced the world to the modern format of daytime talk shows that featured audience participation, died at home surround by his family, including his wife of 44 years, Marlo Thomas.
The cause of his death was not released.
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