Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery.

Donahue also briefly hosted a talk show on MSNBC from July 2002 to March 2003. News & World Report ran a gossip item that had Matthews saying over lunch in Washington that if Donahue stays on the air he could bring down the network. A in 1957.

His shows have often focused on issues that divide liberals and conservatives in the United States such as abortion consumer protection civil rights and war issues. Donahue also briefly hosted a talk show on MSNBC from July 2002 to March 2003. 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.