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'''Fiona MacDonald''' (c.1957 – 2 October 2024) was a television presenter from ], Australia.<ref name =abcobit/> '''Fiona MacDonald''' (c.1957 – 2 October 2024) was a television presenter from ], Australia.<ref name =abcobit/>


She was on local television in Queensland before going on to national programs such as '']'' and the ] of '']''.<ref name =abcobit/><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> After leaving ''It's a Knockout'', MacDonald became a wine expert.<ref name =abcobit/> She was on local television in Queensland before going on to national programs such as '']'' and the ] of '']''.<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=] |language=en-au}}</ref> After leaving ''It's a Knockout'', MacDonald became a wine expert.<ref name =abcobit/>


She got married in the 1990s and had two sons. Her sister ] is also a former Australian television personality.<ref name =abcobit/> She got married in the 1990s and had two sons. Her sister ] is also a former Australian television personality.<ref name =abcobit/>


MacDonald died in October 2024 after being diagnosed with ] in November 2021.<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=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> MacDonald died in October 2024 after being diagnosed with ] in November 2021.<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=] |language=en-AU}}</ref>


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Fiona MacDonald (c.1957 – 2 October 2024) was a television presenter from Blackall, Queensland, Australia.

She was on local television in Queensland before going on to national programs such as Wombat and the Australian version of It's a Knockout. After leaving It's a Knockout, MacDonald became a wine expert.

She got married in the 1990s and had two sons. Her sister Jacki MacDonald is also a former Australian television personality.

MacDonald died in October 2024 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in November 2021.

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. Taylor, Beth. "It's a Knockout". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

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