The Phil Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, is a television talk
show hosted by Phil Donahue that ran for 26 years on national TV. Its
run was preceded by three years of local broadcast over WLWD in
Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1967. It was broadcast in syndication
nationwide between 1970 and 1996. In 2002, Donahue was ranked
twenty-ninth on TV Guide magazine’s list of the fifty greatest
television shows of all-time.

Johnny Carson (left) was a guest on the Donahue show in 1970

Phillip John "Phil" Donahue will turn 79 on December 21

"Last Train to Clarksville" is the debut single by The Monkees, released
August 16, 1966. It reached the top position on the Billboard Hot 100
eight weeks after their TV series debuted.

Hugh O’Brian as Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp was the first western television series 
written for adults, premiering on ABC four days before Gunsmoke on
September 6, 1955 and aired until June 27, 1961.

Kenneth Ronald "Ken" Berry

Sitcom actor, dancer and singer, Ken Berry has appeared in numerous
television shows, one with his friend and mentor, Andy Griffith. Berry
starred in the successful comedies F Troop (ABC-1965 to1967), The
Andy Griffith Show spin-off Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS- 1968 to 1971), and
The Carol Burnett Show spin-off Mama’s Family on CBS.

Before fame he won a local talent competition for his tap dancing abilities
at age 15 and received an offer to join a traveling performance ensemble.

Carlota Bradley