Phil Donahue will return
to his home town of Cleveland on Sunday, September 14th, to receive Ohio Citizen
Action's 2008 Howard M. Metzenbaum award. The event, which will take place at
7:00 p.m. at the Cleveland Institute of Art's Cinematheque theater, will
include a viewing of Donahue's stirring
documentary Body of War (87 minutes), question and answer session with
Donahue and a coffee and dessert reception to follow.

Phil Donahue began his
broadcast career at Cleveland's NBC affiliate and launched his audience
participation television talk show in Dayton in 1967. The show, which was
honored with 20 daytime EMMY awards, ran for 29 years and changed the face of
daytime television. He is currently touring the nation as co-producer/director
of the documentary Body of War. This film follows the story of Tomas
Young, a 25 year-old paralyzed U.S. soldier, who was wounded after serving for
less than a week in Iraq.

The event is open to the
public. Individual admission is $20 for adults and $10 for students, seniors
and veterans. Tickets and sponsorships are available for purchase online with
credit card at www.ohiocitizen.org,
by phone at 216.861.5200, or by mail -
send checks made payable to Ohio Citizen Action at 614 W. Superior Ave., Suite
1200, Cleveland OH 44113, attention: Metzenbaum Award. Make sure to include
your name, address, and telephone number with any checks sent by mail.

Since 1995, Ohio Citizen Action
has been presenting the Metzenbaum Award to Ohioans who best reflect Senator
Metzenbaum's example of principled tenacity. This year's award will be
presented by Senator Metzenbaum's daughter, Susan Hyatt.