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Donahue, who died Aug. 18, hosted an issue-oriented, afternoon talk show that paved the way for Oprah and others. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, and we listen back to a 1985 interview.

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Some felt that Donahue’s plan in 1994 to broadcast the execution in a North Carolina gas chamber of David Lawson, a convicted murderer, was little more than a desperate attempt to boost his ratings.

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He was a Retired Denver Police Lieutenant. David is survived by his wife Sharon Bricker, daughter Rebecca Roads, stepchildren, Kati Donahue, Megan Richardson, and Michael Donahue, son-in-law Barry ...

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This is FRESH AIR. I'm TV critic David Bianculli. Today6 we're starting off by remembering Phil Donahue, the pioneering TV talk show host who died Sunday at age 88. We'll listen back to a ...