The 2016 American-British biographical film starring Rebecca Hall as Christine Chubbuck demonstrated the first person to do what on a live tv broadcast?
Christine Chubbuck Christine Chubbuck (August 24, 1944 – July 15, 1974) was an American television news reporter who worked for WTOG and WXLT-TV in Florida. She is known for being the first person to commit suicide on a live television broadcast.
Phil Donahue Phillip John "Phil" Donahue (born December 21, 1935) is an American media personality, writer, and film producer best known as the creator and host of "The Phil Donahue Show." The television program, also known as "Donahue", was the first talk show format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television in America that began in Dayton, Ohio, and ended in New York City in 1996.