Phil Donahue ( born Phillip John “Phil” Donahue ; born December 21, 1935, Cleveland, Ohio, USA [1] ) is an American journalist , television presenter and director .
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 Phil Donahue at the Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Birth name | Phillip John Donahue |
| Date of Birth | December 21, 1935 (83 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Cleveland , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | journalist , television presenter, director |
| Spouse | Marlo Thomas |
| Children | five children |
| Awards and prizes | Daytime Emmy Award |
It is believed [2] that thanks to him, in the 1960s, a genre of television programs such as talk shows arose [3] . In 1996, he took 42nd place on the TV Guide 's list of “ 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time ” ( English 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time ) [4] , and his 2002 Phil Donahue Show took 29th place on the list of “ Fifty Greatest TV Shows of All Time According to TV Guide . ”
The greatest popularity among Soviet TV viewers was gained as the leading television bridge of the USSR - the USA. In the book “ Vlad Listev. Partial Requiem ”states that telebridges appeared with the personal permission of Gorbachev [5] .
Content
Biography
Education
- In 1953, Donahue became a member of the first graduation of St. Edward High School.
- He graduated from the University of Notre Dame , becoming a bachelor of business administration in 1957 [3] .
Television
Johnny Carson and Phil Donahue
Pozner & Donahue Program, 1990s
- He started as an assistant director on KYW radio station and on television in Cleveland.
- He worked as a freelance correspondent for the CBS channel in the evening news release.
- Led the morning issue of the latest news on the WHIO-TV channel in Ohio .
- On November 6, 1967, he launched his own Phil Donahue Show (WDTN) in Dayton, Ohio.
- January 22, 1986 Donahue arrived in the USSR (Leningrad, Kiev, Moscow). In the same year, his shows were broadcast on Soviet television, which promoted the talk show genre in Russia.
- Until 1996, along with Vladimir Pozner, he runs the weekly Posner & Donahue program on CNBC .
- In May 1996, the last issue of the Phil Donahue Show program was released, which was the record-breaking talk show in the history of American television.
- In July 2002, at the invitation of MSNBC, Phil returned to the broadcast, but this time his show was only seven months old. On February 28, 2003, shortly before the outbreak of hostilities in Iraq, Donahue was fired. The management of the channel said that the transfer is closed due to low rating. However, the Donahue program had the highest rating of all prime time programs on this channel. The presenter himself called the incident a political decision. The Donahue show on the air was replaced by the Iraq - Countdown program [6] . According to V. Pozner, the program was closed after he inadvertently spoke out against the war in Iraq. After that, Donahue could not find work on any of the TV channels, despite the huge popularity and desire to work. [7]
- In 2007, Donahue, along with independent filmmaker Ellen Spiro, produced the documentary “Body of War”, the true story of 24-year-old soldier Thomas Young, a disabled person in the Iraq war. In November 2007, the film was included in the list of 15 documentary projects nominated for an Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [8] .
Family
- In 1957, Phil married actress Marge Cooney, divorced in 1975, five children were born in the marriage.
- In 1980, the second marriage was concluded with Marlo Thomas .
Rewards
- For the program “Phil Donahue Show,” the TV host has repeatedly received the Emmy Award .
See also
- Larry king
- Johnny carson
Notes
- ↑ Biography of Phil Donahue
- ↑ Donahue's Last Hurrah, People Magazine May 20, 1996. According to People , "Donahue had a distinguishing feature: he was the first talk show host to attend an audience."
- ↑ 1 2 Phil Donahue. Curriculum Vitae
- ↑ Special Collectors' Issue: 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time (Eng.) // TV Guide : journal. - 1996. - No. December 14-20 .
- ↑ Vlad Listev. Partial Requiem. - M .: "Zebra E", 2012. - S. 68.
- ↑ Why did Phil Donahue get fired? - Vladimir Pozner exposes the USA
- ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wcNyU3Xw7w?t=1h3m47s Vladimir Pozner and Dmitry Bykov: “Literature about me”
- ↑ Melidonian, Teni. 15 Docs Move Ahead in 2007 Oscar Race Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official website. 2007-11-19. Retrieved on 2007-12-3.
Links
- Phil Donahue on the Internet Movie Database
- Interview about the tape "Body of War" (in English)
- Donahue, Phil
- Interview on the state of the industry (in English)
- Interview (video, in English)