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Fond Remembrance of Phil Donahue

In 2007, MrConsumer ran up to Phil Donahue after he spoke at a special movie screening to thank him for being a role model for me. When I give speeches, I learned to go out in the audience, mike in hand, and interact with the crowd, as he did. As everyone left the movie theater that night, Phil was coincidentally next to me and commented that he could hardly hold all the "swag" they gave him for speaking. In true consumer form, I reached into my back pocket and gave him a plastic shopping bag that I always carry. That day was very special for me. I will miss this talk show legend. He was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom just three months before his death. Here's the hard-to-watch video.

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