Nick Clooney on starting to host a variety/talk show at the same time Phil Donahue began his talk show

Nick Clooney on his daytime talk show competition while he hosted The Nick Clooney Show

Mike Douglas on appearing on Phil Donahue's local Dayton, OH talk show

Don Mischer on directing Donahue and Kids

Maury Povich on what Phil Donahue added to the talk show format

Sally Jessy Raphael on using Phil Donahue as a model for how she conducted herself on her talk show Sally aka The Sally Jessy Raphael Show

Marlo Thomas on meeting and marrying Phil Donahue

Fred Willard on hosting his talk show What's Hot, What's Not?  and being nominated for a daytime Emmy