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Fiona McDonald Tribute 9 News 3 Oct 2024

Fiona McDonald was a popular Australia TV personality. In the 1980\'s she was the host of the game show \"Its A Knockout\" , \"Wombat\" and Look Who\'s Talking\" She was the younger sister Jackie McDonald who was also an Aussie Personality. In 2021 Fiona was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Speaking to the ABC TV \"Australian Story\" series in October 2023 in an episode titled The Big Lap - Fiona MacDonald, Ms MacDonald said the disease had taken her voice, leaving her unable to deliver her trademark witty one-liners and quick-fire banter that made her a natural on television. Ms MacDonald left television after It\'s a Knockout and became an expert in wine, writing brochures and wine descriptions. She got married in the 90s and had two boys, Harry and Rafe. She announced her own passing on social media, writing \"my sister Kylie is posting this because I have left the building\". She died at the

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