| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Donna Terrell |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | No confirmed information is available on the year she was born. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 1 (Died with colon cancer) |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| Where is Donna Terrell now? | She works as an anchor for KLRT FOX 16 News as an American journalist. |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Donna Terrell is an experienced and lauded American news anchor. She is working for KLRT-TV Fox16, based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Already well-known and respected in her field, she became internationally known for her role as a relationship expert on the shows Seven Year Switch (SYS) and Married at First Sight (MAFS).
Personal Life : Parents, Childhood and Family
- Donna Terrell was born on February 20th in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- She was adopted as an infant by Rollo Terrell, a factory worker, and Bessie Terrell, a cook. Both her parents were well into their 40s when they adopted Donna.
- She grew up in the small town of Albion, Michigan.
- Donna has one brother.
- After her high school graduation, Donna attended Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, where she achieved a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts degree, while juggling studying with being a single mother.
- Currently, Terrell resides in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Relationships and Children :
- Donna had one daughter, Queah Tacarr Habern, with Ivan Habern. Queah was born on February 27, 1977. Donna was in 10th grade at the time of her pregnancy and returned to complete her high school education after giving birth. She graduated along with the rest of her class.
- In March 2011, Donna’s daughter Queah died at the age of thirty-four due to a prolonged illness related to colon cancer.
- Since March 2019, she has been engaged to Dr. Kenneth Lambert, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Donna’s first steps into the professional world of broadcasting occurred at a TV station in Battle Creek, Michigan, where she started as a promotions coordinator. She spent time in the station’s newsroom after her shifts, aiming to get experience in reporting news, until she was promoted to the newsroom. With no mentor to help her, Donna taught herself the ropes of reporting.
- After five years in Battle Creek, Donna moved to South Bend, Indiana, where she got further experience in being an anchor. She spent another five years there.
- In July 1994, Donna moved to Cleveland, Ohio. She started working for WKYC-TV as a reporter & eventually became the morning news anchor by the time she had left the station in August 2001.
- In January 2002, she returned to Michigan, becoming an evening anchor for WWJ-TV CBS ONO in Detroit, until the station axed its news department in June 2003.
- Donna was then asked by Fox16 to be the main anchor for their news channel. She moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2004 & has been the evening anchor for Fox16 News ever since.
Awards, Height and Trivia :
- Donna received an Emmy Award for news anchoring. She was nominated for two other Emmy Awards for her reports on the link between cosmetic surgery and breast cancer.
- She also won a ‘National American Legion Fourth Estate Award’ and an ‘Associated Press Award’ for her reports on grieving a child. She received a further ‘Associated Press Award’ for the coverage of her daughter’s fight with cancer.
- In 2013, Donna founded Yoga Warriors in memory of her deceased daughter. The organization is involved in the beneficial power of yoga, as well as in raising awareness and funds for colon cancer research. Yoga Warriors also hosts yearly fundraising events benefitting the CARTI Cancer Centre in Little Rock.
Donna Terrell is my favorite all round American Lady!