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Before this, Fiducia worked at Fox-owned [[WNYW]] in New York City. In her four years at WNYW, she was a general assignment reporter for the 10 o'clock news. She also anchored ''Good Day New York'' and ''Good Day Sunday'', where she anchored the news as well as performing celebrity and lifestyle interviews. Fiducia gained national recognition as the host of ''Entertainment Watch'' on [[VH-1]], featuring entertainment news and celebrity interviews from movie stars to musicians. She became New York's first television helicopter traffic reporter at [[WNBC-TV]] in 1995. She was also a general assignment reporter for ''Live At Five'', the 6 and 11 o'clock news and ''Weekend Today''.
Before this, Fiducia worked at Fox-owned [[WNYW]] in New York City. In her four years at WNYW, she was a general assignment reporter for the 10 o'clock news. She also anchored ''Good Day New York'' and ''Good Day Sunday'', where she anchored the news as well as performing celebrity and lifestyle interviews. Fiducia gained national recognition as the host of ''Entertainment Watch'' on [[VH-1]], featuring entertainment news and celebrity interviews from movie stars to musicians. She became New York's first television helicopter traffic reporter at [[WNBC-TV]] in 1995. She was also a general assignment reporter for ''Live At Five'', the 6 and 11 o'clock news and ''Weekend Today''.


Fiducia began her career at [[Shadow Traffic]] in New York. She went on to report from [[WNBC (AM)|WNBC]] Radio's "N Copter", where she worked daily with [[Howard Stern]] and [[Don Imus]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Norman |first=Michael |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/24/nyregion/traffic-reporters-shaken-by-crash-ask-if-it-s-worth-it.html |title=Traffic Reporters, Shaken By Crash, Ask If It'S Worth It |location=New York City; Hudson River |website=NYTimes.com |date=1986-10-24 |accessdate=2016-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hinckley |first=David |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/shadow-traffic-turns-25-no-delays-en-route-article-1.599732 |title=SHADOW TRAFFIC TURNS 25 WITH NO DELAYS EN ROUTE |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=2004-12-07 |accessdate=2016-12-25}}</ref><ref>[http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-05-11/entertainment/17966447_1_howard-stern-fm-radio]{{dead link|date=December 2016}}</ref> She was news director and morning news anchor of the famed rock radio station [[WNEW-FM]].
Fiducia began her career at [[Shadow Traffic]] in New York. She went on to report from [[WNBC (AM)|WNBC]] Radio's "N Copter", where she worked daily with [[Howard Stern]] and [[Don Imus]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Norman |first=Michael |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/24/nyregion/traffic-reporters-shaken-by-crash-ask-if-it-s-worth-it.html |title=Traffic Reporters, Shaken By Crash, Ask If It'S Worth It |location=New York City; Hudson River |website=NYTimes.com |date=1986-10-24 |accessdate=2016-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hinckley |first=David |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/shadow-traffic-turns-25-no-delays-en-route-article-1.599732 |title=SHADOW TRAFFIC TURNS 25 WITH NO DELAYS EN ROUTE |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=2004-12-07 |accessdate=2016-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-05-11/entertainment/17966447_1_howard-stern-fm-radio |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-06-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810042746/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-05-11/entertainment/17966447_1_howard-stern-fm-radio |archivedate=2011-08-10 |df= }}</ref> She was news director and morning news anchor of the famed rock radio station [[WNEW-FM]].


Fiducia also has done some acting in the first rap-influenced feature length movie, ''Tougher Than Leather'' with [[Run DMC]], and on the 1980 [[CBS]] television show ''[[The Equalizer]]'' in which she played a newscaster. In 2006, she was in the movie ''Being Michael Madsen'' in which she again played a reporter.{{cn|date=December 2016}}
Fiducia also has done some acting in the first rap-influenced feature length movie, ''Tougher Than Leather'' with [[Run DMC]], and on the 1980 [[CBS]] television show ''[[The Equalizer]]'' in which she played a newscaster. In 2006, she was in the movie ''Being Michael Madsen'' in which she again played a reporter.{{cn|date=December 2016}}

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Donna Fiducia
Born
Donna Cara Fiducia

(1956-12-05) December 5, 1956 (age 67)
NationalityAmerican
EducationSeton Hall University
OccupationMedia Personality
SpouseDon Neuen
ChildrenJeffrey, Thomas
Websitehttp://www.WDFP.us

Donna Fiducia (born December 5, 1956) is an American media personality who worked in New York television and radio for 26 years.

Career

Fiducia was hired by the Fox News Channel in New York in September 1999 as an anchor and live host. In 2003, she was reassigned to overnight duty where she was both a long-form and news update anchorwoman. In late 2006, she retired from The Fox News Channel and relocated to Georgia.

Before this, Fiducia worked at Fox-owned WNYW in New York City. In her four years at WNYW, she was a general assignment reporter for the 10 o'clock news. She also anchored Good Day New York and Good Day Sunday, where she anchored the news as well as performing celebrity and lifestyle interviews. Fiducia gained national recognition as the host of Entertainment Watch on VH-1, featuring entertainment news and celebrity interviews from movie stars to musicians. She became New York's first television helicopter traffic reporter at WNBC-TV in 1995. She was also a general assignment reporter for Live At Five, the 6 and 11 o'clock news and Weekend Today.

Fiducia began her career at Shadow Traffic in New York. She went on to report from WNBC Radio's "N Copter", where she worked daily with Howard Stern and Don Imus.[1][2][3] She was news director and morning news anchor of the famed rock radio station WNEW-FM.

Fiducia also has done some acting in the first rap-influenced feature length movie, Tougher Than Leather with Run DMC, and on the 1980 CBS television show The Equalizer in which she played a newscaster. In 2006, she was in the movie Being Michael Madsen in which she again played a reporter.[citation needed]

Education

Fiducia graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey in 1975, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seton Hall with degrees in communications and political science. She was active in the college's radio station, WSOU-FM. Fiducia also studied flute and piccolo during this time.

Cowboy Logic Radio

In 2013, Fiducia co-founded WDFP-Restoring America Radio,[4] an Internet based Conservative Talk Radio network. She co-hosts Cowboy Logic Radio with Don Neuen.[5] Fiducia and Neuen partnered with Major General Paul E. Vallely and his organization Stand Up America US and are members of the Stand Up America US Kitchen Cabinet of Advisors.[6]

References

  1. ^ Norman, Michael (1986-10-24). "Traffic Reporters, Shaken By Crash, Ask If It'S Worth It". NYTimes.com. New York City; Hudson River. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  2. ^ Hinckley, David (2004-12-07). "SHADOW TRAFFIC TURNS 25 WITH NO DELAYS EN ROUTE". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-06-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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