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October 1990

LOOK WHO’S TALKING:
An Interview With Phil Donahue

By Michael Scanlon

August 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment

October 1990: IN THE beginning, there was Phil. The others followed  and they continue to follow. !t was in Dayton, Ohio in 1967 and a new form of television was about to be born. Up to that time, television only showed the back of the audience's heads, and the extent of the people’s participation on a show was to react to a big sign off-camera which said: Applaud! Enter … [Read more...] about

LOOK WHO’S TALKING:
An Interview With Phil Donahue

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