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Phil Donahue

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TV Personality

The Resume

    (December 21, 1935- )
    Host of 'The Phil Donahue Show,' later renamed 'Donahue' (1967-1996)
    Guest starred on 'Frasier,' 'Ellen,' 'Who's the Boss?,' 'Blossom,' 'L.A. Law' and 'Sesame Street'
    Author of 'Donahue: My Own Story'
    Winner of 20 Daytime Emmy Awards
    Recipient of the Peabody Award (1980)
    Recipient of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Lifetime Achievement Award.
    Got his start hosting the radio program 'Conversation Piece' in Dayton, Ohio (1965)

Why he might be annoying:

    He divorced his first wife, Marge Cooney, after 18 years of marriage and 5 children.
    He is currently married to Marlo Thomas, whom he met as a guest on his show.
    In 1995, even though his show was based in New York, 'Donahue' was not on any New York station due to low ratings.
    His show spawned the birth of many imitator talk shows, with racier and more explicit content.
    He is a Ralph Nader and Hillary Clinton supporter.
    He was against the bombing of Afghanistan after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His talk show lasted 29 years and spanned 7,000 shows.
    His show explored topics such as feminism, the AIDS crisis, racial inequality, and education.
    He is a graduate of Notre Dame.
    In 1994, he succeeded in getting permission from a convicted murderer to film the murderer's legal execution in the gas chamber. The courts, however, refused to give the FCC permission to air the event.
    He once allowed Morton Downey, Jr., who was the complete political opposite of Phil, to appear on his show, and Phil returned the favor by appearing on Morton's show.

Credit: Whiff Boy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 101 Votes: 51.49% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 73 Votes: 47.95% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 76 Votes: 46.05% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 64 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 50 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 64 Votes: 64.06% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 32 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 33 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 60 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 60.47% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 191 Votes: 73.30% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 236 Votes: 73.31% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 270 Votes: 75.93% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 504 Votes: 69.84% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 863 Votes: 66.51% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 2339 Votes: 68.66% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2614 Votes: 78.12% Annoying