Phil Donahue Autographs
Phillip John Donahue (December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024) was an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, later known simply as Donahue, was the first popular talk show to feature a format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television that began in Dayton, Ohio, in 1967 and ended in New York City in 1996.
Donahue's shows often focused on issues that divide liberals and conservatives in the United States, such as abortion, consumer protection, civil rights, and war issues. His most frequent guest was Ralph Nader, for whom Donahue campaigned in 2000. Donahue also briefly hosted a talk show on MSNBC from July 2002 to February 2003.\nDonahue was one of the most influential talk show hosts and was often referred to as the "king of daytime talk". Oprah Winfrey has said, "If it weren't for Phil Donahue, there would never have been an Oprah Show." In 1996, Donahue was ranked No. 42 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.
Donahue was born on December 21, 1935, into a middle-class, Irish Catholic family in Cleveland, Ohio; his father, Phillip Donahue, was a furniture sales clerk, while his mother, Catherine (née McClory), was a department store shoe clerk. In 1949, he graduated from Our Lady of Angels Elementary School in the West Park neighborhood. In 1953, Donahue was a member of the first graduating class of St. Edward High School, an all-boys college preparatory Catholic private high school in Lakewood, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, in 1957.
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Traded items with a signature of Phil Donahue
The most expensive item with a signature of Phil Donahue (Albert Speer Letter Signed re Phil Donahue Show) was sold in February 2018 for $300.00 while the cheapest item (Phil Donahue Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo B&W Picture Authentic To Ronnie) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was August 2024 with an average selling price of $15.25 for an autographed item of Phil Donahue. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2020 with $225.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2020. In average, an autographed item from Phil Donahue is worth $27.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Phil Donahue were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1979 signed LETTER FROM TALK SHOW HOST PHIL DONAHUE on Fairness & Controversies | $50.00 |  |
| 1979 signed LETTER FROM TALK SHOW HOST PHIL DONAHUE on Fairness & Controversies | $50.00 | |
 | Phil Donahue Signed Paper TICKET - Phil Donahue Show, TV Host | $9.97 | |
| Phil Donahue Signed Paper TICKET - Phil Donahue Show, TV Host | $9.97 | |
| Phil Donahue signed album page | $25.00 | |
| Phil Donahue signed album page | $25.00 | |
| Phil Donahue SIGNED INDEX CARD Talk Show Host Media Personality JSA CERTIFIED | $50.00 | |
| Phil Donahue SIGNED INDEX CARD Talk Show Host Media Personality JSA CERTIFIED | $50.00 | |
| Phil Donahue SIGNED INDEX CARD Talk Show Host Media Personality JSA CERTIFIED | $50.00 | |
| Phil Donahue SIGNED INDEX CARD Talk Show Host Media Personality JSA CERTIFIED | $50.00 | |
| Phil Donahue SIGNED INDEX CARD Talk Show Host Media Personality JSA CERTIFIED | $50.00 | |
 | Phil Donahue Signed Letter 1980 TV Industry + Signed Book My Own Story | $89.99 | |
| Phil Donahue Signed Letter 1980 TV Industry + Signed Book My Own Story | $89.99 | |
| Phil Donahue Signed Photo | $25.00 | |
| Phil Donahue Signed Photo | $25.00 | |
