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Name: Donna Bell
Title: Anchor
Broadcast Times: Today, 12 p.m.
Email Address: donna.bell@wjhg.com
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Donna Bell anchors our two hour morning news program, "Newschannel 7 Today," and "Newschannel 7 at Noon." She also focuses on issues concerning today's parents as NewsChannel 7's Family First reporter.
Donna was born in San Antonio, Texas to Retired Army Col. Pete and Jane Bell of Gainesville, Florida. She has three brothers, Jerry, Eric, and Brett. She married her husband, Dirk, a local business owner, in 1996. Donna and Dirk are the proud parents of two sons.
Donna's been with WJHG since June, 1994. She started as a reporter, after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast News from the University of Florida. She now works with broadcasting students as a member of UF's College of Journalism Advisory Council.
Donna has received several awards for reporting, including placing second in the nation in the Hearst Broadcast News competition in San Francisco. She has also won several AP awards for news coverage, and she was selected to travel to Germany in a special German-American journalist exchange program. She was recently named the 2004 favorite media personality in the NewsHerald's "Best of Bay" Readers Choice awards.
In her free time, Donna focuses on her family. Three cats round out her busy household. She loves traveling, drawing and painting, and spending time with her family and friends.
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