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FILE - Talk show host Phil Donahue appears with former first lady Nancy Reagan during taping of his show to promote her book "My Turn" on Nov. 6, 1989, in Burbank, Calif. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith, File)

FILE - Talk show host Phil Donahue appears with former first lady Nancy Reagan during taping of his show to promote her book "My Turn" on Nov. 6, 1989, in Burbank, Calif. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith, File)

FILE - Talk show host Phil Donahue, left, joins hands and sings with civil rights leaders Coretta Scott King, from second left, Martin Luther King III, and Rosa Parks on the set of the "Donahue" show, April 1, 1988. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

FILE - Talk show host Phil Donahue, left, joins hands and sings with civil rights leaders Coretta Scott King, from second left, Martin Luther King III, and Rosa Parks on the set of the "Donahue" show, April 1, 1988. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

FILE - Judith Exner, one-time mistress of the late President John F. Kennedy, talks with television talk show host Phil Donahue during the show in Burbank, Calif., Feb. 26, 1988. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88.(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

FILE - Judith Exner, one-time mistress of the late President John F. Kennedy, talks with television talk show host Phil Donahue during the show in Burbank, Calif., Feb. 26, 1988. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88.(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

FILE - Democratic presidential hopeful Gov. Bill Clinton, gestures as he speaks to Phil Donahue during taping of the "Donahue" program in New York on April 1, 1992. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88.. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

FILE - Democratic presidential hopeful Gov. Bill Clinton, gestures as he speaks to Phil Donahue during taping of the "Donahue" program in New York on April 1, 1992. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88.. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

FILE - Iran-contra figure Oliver North appears with host Phil Donahue in New York to promote his new book "Under Fire: An American Story" on Oct. 24, 1991. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FILE - Iran-contra figure Oliver North appears with host Phil Donahue in New York to promote his new book "Under Fire: An American Story" on Oct. 24, 1991. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FILE - Phil Donahue hosts his television show in New York on Jan. 27, 1993. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

FILE - Phil Donahue hosts his television show in New York on Jan. 27, 1993. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

FILE - Phil Donahue blows a kiss to Oprah Winfrey as she presents him with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in New York Wednesday, May 22, 1996. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88.(AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)

FILE - Phil Donahue blows a kiss to Oprah Winfrey as she presents him with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in New York Wednesday, May 22, 1996. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88.(AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)

FILE - Television host Phil Donahue, left, and actress Marlo Thomas attend The Paley Honors: Celebrating Women in Television on May 17, 2017, in New York.Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Television host Phil Donahue, left, and actress Marlo Thomas attend The Paley Honors: Celebrating Women in Television on May 17, 2017, in New York.Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)