Marlo Thomas has served as the national outreach director at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital for decades since her father, Danny Thomas, founded the research hospital in 1962. This is the first time in the past 21 years that she has not appeared on TODAY to kick off the annual Thanks & Giving series,

Marlo Thomas is continuing to grieve the loss of her beloved husband Phil Donahue three months after his death. On Monday, Nov. 25, Thomas, 87, who serves as the national outreach

Marlo Thomas was absent from St. Jude’s Thanks & Giving segment on Today this year, marking the first time she missed the tradition in more than two decades. "For the first time in the 21 years of our series,