Fiona MacDonald (television presenter) explained

Fiona MacDonald
Birth Name:Fiona Frances MacDonald
Birth Place:Blackall, Queensland, Australia
Birth Date:1957 5, df=y
Death Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:Television presenter
Family:Jacki MacDonald (sister)

Fiona Frances MacDonald (27 May 1957 – 3 October 2024)[1] was an Australian television presenter.

Life and career

MacDonald was raised on a cattle property in the outback town of Blackall, Queensland.[2] She had two sisters, Kylie and Jacki MacDonald, the latter also a television presenter.[3]

MacDonald appeared on local television in Queensland before going on to national programs such as children's show Wombat and the local version of British game show It's a Knockout.[2] [4] While hosting Wombat, she was featured in the "A Day in the Life" series by The Australian Women's Weekly.[5] After leaving It's a Knockout, MacDonald became a wine expert.[2] She also was writer and co-editor of the student newspaper Woroni in the 1990s.[6] [7] [8]

Personal life and death

She married in the 1990s and had two sons.[2] [3]

MacDonald was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in November 2021. She undertook a drive around Australia with her sister, Kylie Thynne, in mid-2023 to raise funds for research into the disease,[9] and talked about her experience with it in an October 2023 episode of Australian Story. She died on 3 October 2024, at the age of 67.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MacDonald, Fiona Frances . The Sydney Morning Herald . 8 October 2024.
  2. News: 2024-10-03 . Former children's TV host Fiona MacDonald dies aged 67 after motor neurone disease diagnosis . 2024-10-03 . . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. News: Sian . Cain . Fiona MacDonald, It's a Knockout and Wombat host, dies aged 67 after MND diagnosis . The Guardian. 3 October 2024 .
  4. Web site: Taylor . Beth . It's a Knockout . 4 August 2018 . National Film and Sound Archive.
  5. News: Maxfield . Liane . 9 June 1982 . Peter Ford, photographer . A day in the life of Fiona MacDonald . 6 October 2024 . . Australia . 80 . National Library of Australia . 49 . 51.
  6. News: THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2 THE SMELL OF FEAR . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 15 September 1991 . 7 October 2024 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: the underworld oracle Fiona's Despair and Woroni's Chaos: Yep, the Oracle's Back. . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 1 May 1991 . 7 October 2024 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: Roving Rogues . . 44 . 1 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 1 February 1992 . 7 October 2024 . 33 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: Andrew . Hornery . She was an afternoon TV star for a generation of kids. Now she's asking for their help . The Sydney Morning Herald. July 8, 2023 .

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