Phil Donahue
publication date: Monday, November 20, 2023 (part of November 2023)
category: Television
clue: This long-serving talk show host and audience-participation pioneer loved television so much that he married one of its stars.
explanation: Donahue hosted The Phil Donahue Show for 26 years, the first TV talk show to invite audience members to speak. He married Marlo Thomas, star of That Girl. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Richard Slominsky