<figure class="cli cli-image js-no-inject cli-image--header-media"><div class="img-sized"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/66c347b423000032007ca081.jpeg?cache=TxTcDhJPHU&amp;ops=scalefit_500_noupscale&amp;format=webp"><img class="img-sized__img landscape" fetchpriority="high" alt="Phil Donahue attends a screening of HBO's &quot;The Wizard of Lies&quot; at the Museum of Modern Art in 2017 in New York. " width="100%" height="auto" src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/66c347b423000032007ca081.jpeg?cache=TxTcDhJPHU&amp;ops=scalefit_500_noupscale"></picture></div><div class="cli-image__source-wrapper"><figcaption class="cli-image__caption caption-cli">Phil Donahue attends a screening of HBO's "The Wizard of Lies" at the Museum of Modern Art in 2017 in New York. </figcaption><div class="cli-image__credit" aria-label="Image Credit: via Associated Press"><div class="credit-container"><span class="credit">via Associated Press</span></div></div></div></figure><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Phil Donahue, the renowned TV talk show host, died on Sunday evening surrounded by his loved ones, his family<a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/news/phil-donahue-dies-rcna167132" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name=" said in a statement shared with NBC’s “Today” show" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="66c34763e4b0972f8acdeda8" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://www.today.com/popculture/news/phil-donahue-dies-rcna167132" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0"> said in a statement shared with NBC’s “Today” show</a>. He was 88.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Donahue “passed away peacefully following a long illness,” the statement reads.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p><em>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.</em></p></div>

Donahue "passed away peacefully following a long illness," his family said in a statement.{ai:summary}<p>Phil Donahue, the iconic talk show host, passed away at 88, surrounded by family after a long illness. His death marks the end of an era in television where he sparked conversation and challenged the status quo.  </p><p>The world loses a voice that once brought the public's concerns into the living rooms. #culture</p>

Phil Donahue, Iconic TV Talk Show Host, Dies at 88

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