In 1994 he succeeded in getting permission from a convicted murderer to
film the murderer's legal execution in the gas chamber. The courts,
however, refused to give the FCC permission to air the event.
Graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
1953 graduate of St. Edward High School, located in Lakewood, Ohio.
Release of his DVD: Body of War" by Phil with Ellen Spiro. (2008)
Supporting anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and is protesting
the Iraq war. (September 2005)
Grandfather of Connor Donahue.
Release of the book, "That Girl and Phil: An Insider Tells What Life is Really Like in the Marlo Thomas/Phil Donahue Household" by Desmond Atholl and Michael Cherkinian. (1990)
Release of his book, "Donahue, My Own Story". (1979)
His talk show on MSNBC, Donahue (2002), has been canceled [March 2003].