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How Donahue Made Strippers, Sex Abuse and Trump Must-See TV

DAYTIME PIONEER

With a confrontational chat format that predated Oprah and Jerry Springer, Phil Donahue changed TV forever.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson
Eboni Boykin-Patterson 

Entertainment Reporter

Phil Donahue on TV
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Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Entertainment Reporter

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