Phil Donahue is an American media personality, writer and film producer.  He is best known as the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show, which ran from 1967 to 1996,  the longest running syndicated talk show in U.S. television history.  More recently he hosted a show called Donahue on MSNBC. In 2007, Mr. Donahue served as executive producer and co-director for the feature documentary film, "Body of War" -- an intimate and transformational feature film he co-directed about the true face of war today. The film follows Tomas Young, 25 years old, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine - wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week. Body of War is Tomas' coming home story as he evolves into a new person, coming to terms with his disability and finding his own unique and passionate voice against the war.

His books include Donahue: My Own Story and The Human Animal. Mr. Donahue was awarded nine Emmy Awards during his broadcasting career, and was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1993.  In May of 2002 ~  TV Guide named “DONAHUE” as one of the Fifty Greatest TV Shows of all time.