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{{Short description|Australian television presenter (1956/1957–2024)}}
'''Fiona MacDonald''' (c.1957 – 2 October 2024) was a television presenter from ], ]. She was on local television in Queensland before going on to national programs such as '']'' and the ] of '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/its-knockout|title=It's a Knockout|website=National Film and Sound Archive of Australia|language=en|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref>
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{{infobox person
|name = Fiona MacDonald
|birth_name = Fiona Frances MacDonald
|birth_place = ], Australia
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1957|5|27}}
|death_place = ], New South Wales, Australia
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2024|10|3|1957|5|27}}
|occupation = Television presenter
|family = ] (sister)
}}


'''Fiona Frances MacDonald''' (27 May 1957 – 3 October 2024)<ref name="deathnotice">{{cite web |title=MacDonald, Fiona Frances |url=https://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/523343/fiona-frances-macdonald/?r=https://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/ |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref> was an Australian television presenter.
Her sister ] is a former Australian television personality, having been a regular co-host of ].


==Life and career==
MacDonald died in October 2024 after being diagnosed with ] (MND) in November 2021. She, and her experience with MND, featured in an October 2023 episode of ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-03 |title=Former children's TV host Fiona MacDonald dies aged 67 after motor neurone disease diagnosis |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-03/fiona-macdonald-dies-aged-67-queensland/104428604 |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
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MacDonald was raised on a cattle property in the outback town of ].<ref name =abcobit>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-03 |title=Former children's TV host Fiona MacDonald dies aged 67 after motor neurone disease diagnosis |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-03/fiona-macdonald-dies-aged-67-queensland/104428604 |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=] |publisher=]}}</ref> She had two sisters, Kylie and ], the latter also a television presenter.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news |first=Sian |last=Cain |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/03/fiona-macdonald-its-a-knockout-and-wombat-host-dies-aged-67-after-mnd-diagnosis |title=Fiona MacDonald, It's a Knockout and Wombat host, dies aged 67 after MND diagnosis |newspaper=]|date=3 October 2024 }}</ref>


MacDonald appeared on local television in Queensland before going on to national programs such as children's show '']'' and the local version of British game show '']''.<ref name =abcobit/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Beth |title=It's a Knockout |url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/its-knockout |access-date=4 August 2018 |website=]}}</ref> While hosting ''Wombat'', she was featured in the "A Day in the Life" series by '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maxfield |first=Liane |date=9 June 1982 |others=Peter Ford, photographer |title=A day in the life of Fiona MacDonald |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44022866 |accessdate=6 October 2024 |newspaper=] |location=Australia |page=80 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=49 |issue=51}}</ref> After leaving ''It's a Knockout'', MacDonald became a wine expert.<ref name =abcobit/> She also was writer and co-editor of the student newspaper '']'' in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134422407 |title=THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2 THE SMELL OF FEAR |newspaper=] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=15 September 1991 |accessdate=7 October 2024 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134422461 |title=the underworld oracle Fiona's Despair and Woroni's Chaos: Yep, the Oracle's Back. |newspaper=] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=1 May 1991 |accessdate=7 October 2024 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>
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{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134421872 |title=Roving Rogues |newspaper=] |volume=44 |issue=1 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=1 February 1992 |accessdate=7 October 2024 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
She married in the 1990s and had two sons.<ref name =abcobit/><ref name=Guardian/>

MacDonald was diagnosed with ] 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,<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Hornery |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/she-was-an-afternoon-tv-star-for-a-generation-of-kids-now-she-s-asking-for-their-help-20230704-p5dlna.html |title=She was an afternoon TV star for a generation of kids. Now she's asking for their help |newspaper=]|date=July 8, 2023 }}</ref> and talked about her experience with it in an October 2023 episode of '']''. She died on 3&nbsp;October 2024, at the age of 67.<ref name =abcobit/><ref name=Guardian/>


==References== ==References==
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Australian television presenter (1956/1957–2024)

Fiona MacDonald
BornFiona Frances MacDonald
(1957-05-27)27 May 1957
Blackall, Queensland, Australia
Died3 October 2024(2024-10-03) (aged 67)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationTelevision presenter
FamilyJacki MacDonald (sister)

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

Life and career

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

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. While hosting Wombat, she was featured in the "A Day in the Life" series by The Australian Women's Weekly. After leaving It's a Knockout, MacDonald became a wine expert. She also was writer and co-editor of the student newspaper Woroni in the 1990s.

Personal life and death

She married in the 1990s and had two sons.

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, 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.

References

  1. "MacDonald, Fiona Frances". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Former children's TV host Fiona MacDonald dies aged 67 after motor neurone disease diagnosis". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ Cain, Sian (3 October 2024). "Fiona MacDonald, It's a Knockout and Wombat host, dies aged 67 after MND diagnosis". The Guardian.
  4. Taylor, Beth. "It's a Knockout". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. Maxfield, Liane (9 June 1982). "A day in the life of Fiona MacDonald". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 49, no. 51. Peter Ford, photographer. Australia. p. 80. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2 THE SMELL OF FEAR". Woroni. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 September 1991. p. 19. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "the underworld oracle Fiona's Despair and Woroni's Chaos: Yep, the Oracle's Back". Woroni. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 May 1991. p. 3. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Roving Rogues". Woroni. Vol. 44, no. 1. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1992. p. 33. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Hornery, Andrew (8 July 2023). "She was an afternoon TV star for a generation of kids. Now she's asking for their help". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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