Daytime talk shows bought the drama in the ’80s and ’90s.
Raphael was a truly unforgettable figure on the daytimetalk showcircus, with her signature red glasses and no-nonsense attitude.
Soderlund became Raphael’s manager and helped take her career to the next level.
Soderlund got Raphael set for a political radio show in Washington, D.C. From 1983 to 2002, Raphael hosted over 3,000 episodes of television.
The show was entertaining and made for good TV, but Raphael didn’t always like it.
“The last years of doing those Maury Povich/Jerry Springer shows?
I hated them,“she told Oprah Winfreyon a special reuniting talk show hosts.
“I was betrayed by some of the producers into doing that.
By March 2002, Raphael’s talk show was canceled.
The two didn’t spend a day apart during their entire 57-year-longmarriage.
