He helped change hearts and minds through honest and open dialogue," Biden said. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. But who was Phil Donahue married to?

He pioneered the live daytime talk show holding a mirror up to America,” Biden said. “Before social media and clickbait news, Phil Donahue broadcast the power of personal stories and living ...

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show ... In May, President Joe Biden awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Donahue, who was cited as a pioneer of the daytime talk show.

His show, “The Phil Donahue Show,” debuted in November 1967 ... which President Joe Biden described as a recognition of his ability to “change hearts and minds through honest and open ...