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