Donna Deegan, according to wide-spread reports was born on Jacksonville’s Southside, graduating from Bishop Kenny High School.  She went on to graduate from Florida State University in 1984.  Her degree was in communications.  She became an anchor at WTXL in Tallahassee, Florida, served at WTVX in Fort Pierce and upon returning to Jacksonville was an anchor at WTLV.

Donna Deegan ( Wikipedia photo)

In 1999 she began a long-term fight with cancer with it reoccurring three times.  She is the founder of The Donna Foundation which serves a multitude of causes for helping with the care of women with cancer and the cause and cure of the disease.

In 2020, she ran for congress losing to Republican, John Rutherford and in 2023, she ran against Republican Daniel Davis to win the mayor’s race in Jacksonville, Florida. She is the first woman to win this position and will be sworn in on July 1, 2023.

See you tomorrow,

Nan