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{{Short description|American sportscastermodel and sports media producerpersonality (born 1978)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Julie Donaldson
| image = Julie Donaldson by Keith Allison 2Reporter.jpg
| caption = Donaldson in 20122023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|2|10}}
| birth_place = [[Jacksonville, Florida]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Sportscaster|[[television anchor]]|host|reporter|producer}}
| title =
| employer = [[Washington Commanders]] Radio Network
| term = 2020–present
| alma_mater = [[University of Florida]]
}}
 
'''Julie Anne Donaldson''' (born February 10, 1978) is an American sportscaster who is a host of the radio broadcast team for the [[Washington Commanders]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). She was the winner of the 2001 [[Miss Florida USA]] beauty pageant before becoming aan [[News presenter|anchor]] and reporter for several television networks. In 2020, Donaldson became the first full-time on-air female member of an NFL broadcasting team.
 
==Career==
Donaldson was born in [[Jacksonville, Florida]] on February 10, 1978. She won the [[Miss Florida USA]] title at the state pageant held in [[Orlando, Florida]] in July 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ponte Vedra Beach woman crowned Miss Florida USA |url=http://www.polkonline.com/stories/071600/sta_miss-florida.shtml |date=2000-07-16 |accessdate=2006-11-24 |publisher=PolkOnline.com |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020509190349/http://www.polkonline.com/stories/071600/sta_miss-florida.shtml |archivedate=May 9, 2002 }}</ref> She had previously placed first runner-up to Kristin Ludecke in the previous year's pageant.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kristin Ludecke of Eustis Crowned Miss Florida USA 2000|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55122357.html|publisher=Business Wire|date=1999-07-10|accessdate=2006-11-24}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Donaldson competed in the [[Miss USA 2001]] pageant but did not place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tpmum.com/usa01th.html|title=Thoughts of Miss USA 2001|website=tapmum|access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref>
 
In 2006, Donaldson joined [[SportsNet New York]] at the network's inception. She made numerous reports from various sporting events covered by SNY and hosted ''[[Mets Weekly]]'', a weekly program recapping [[New York Mets]] games, trades, injuries, and other features. She spent two years working for the network from 2006-2007. Donaldson worked as a TV host for [[Miami Heat]]'s ''Heat TV''.<ref>[http://www.sny.tv/announcers/sny_sports_news.jsp SportsNet New York's Sports News Team profiles] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213054206/http://www.sny.tv/announcers/sny_sports_news.jsp |date=2006-12-13 }}. Retrieved 2006-11-24.</ref> Prior to that, Donaldson co-hosted ''Sports Rap'' on [[Fox Sports Net]] Florida. Donaldson also co-hosted ''Softball 360'' and the [[PBS]] series ''Healthy Body Healthy Mind''.
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In February 2008, Donaldson was hired to cover [[Boston]]-based sports for [[NBC]] affiliate [[WHDH-TV]]. She left the job in December 2008, seeking a start in a new market.<ref name="comcastjob">{{cite web | url = http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media/view/20100708julie_donaldson_has_comcast_sports_gig_also_ex-wbcn_dj_lands_wbz_slot/srvc=home&position=4 | title =Julie Donaldson has Comcast sports gig |author= Jessica Heslam |work = [[Boston Herald]] | date = 2010-07-08 | accessdate = 2010-07-08 }}</ref> In June 2010, Donaldson was employed as a freelance reporter for [[Comcast SportsNet]]'s mid-atlantic network, covering sports stories in the [[Washington, D.C.]] area.<ref name="comcastjob" /> Donaldson was promoted to anchor in September 2010.<ref name="CSN Coverage is growing">{{cite web | url =http://www.pressboxonline.com/story.cfm?id=6795 | title =CSN Coverage is growing | author =Dave Hughes | work =Press Box | date =October 2010 | access-date =2010-11-08 | archive-date =2012-03-04 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120304024025/http://www.pressboxonline.com/story.cfm?id=6795 | url-status =dead }}</ref> During her decade-long tenure as a reporter, anchor, and host for [[NBC Sports Washington]], Donaldson covered nearly every team, athlete and major sports story in the region, as well as across national and international sporting events. She also served as host of several NFL shows and contributed regularly to their other football programs and coverage. In addition to her work with NBC Sports, Donaldson also held on-air roles for [[NBC Olympic broadcasts]]. She held four Olympic assignments as a news host during the Olympic Games in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Julie Donaldson joins NBC's Olympic Coverage |url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2018/01/31/julie-donaldson-3/ |accessdate=31 January 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 
In July 2020, Donaldson was hired as the [[Washington Commanders]]' senior vice president of media and content,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/julie-donaldson-became-commanders-senior-100116601.html|title=How Julie Donaldson became Commanders senior VP of media and content|website=Yahoo Finance|access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> which included working as a host for the radio broadcast crew alongside [[play by play]] announcer [[Bram Weinstein]] and analyst [[London Fletcher]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Julie Donaldson to Become First Regular Female Member of an NFL Radio Broadcast |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/julie-donaldson-to-become-first-regular-female-member-of-an-nfl-radio-broadcast/2367681/ |website=NBC 4 Washington |accessdate=11 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Harrison |first1=David |title=DeAngelo Hall Out, New Washington Legend In For Commanders Radio Booth |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/commanders/news/washington-deangelo-hall-london-fletcher-radio-broadcast-gameday-audacy |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref> She was the first full-time female member of an NFL broadcast team and was named as one of the most powerful and influential women in sports by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' later that year.<ref>{{cite web |author1=SI Staff |title=The Unrelenting |url=https://www.si.com/sports-illustrated/2020/10/06/the-unrelenting-women-in-sports-daily-cover |website=SI.com |date=6 October 2020 |accessdate=6 October 2020}}</ref> Donaldson remained on the radio crew despite her contract as the team's senior vice president of media and content not being renewed in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=Ivan |title=Commanders do not renew Julie Donaldson's contract |url=https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/2023/07/27/washington-commanders-do-not-renew-julie-donaldsons-contract-senior-vice-president/ |website=Commanders Wire |date=27 July 2023 |publisher=USA Today |access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref>
 
==Domestic assault==
In July 2008, Donaldson testified in a [[Boston Municipal Court]] hearing that she and two female guests had been assaulted at her apartment on June 27 by her then boyfriend Ivan Lattimore, a professional [[Slamball]] player for the [[Rumble (slamball team)|Rumble]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.slamball.it/index.html | title =Rumble Team Page |author= |work = Rumble | date = | accessdate = 2008-07-09 }}</ref> Lattimore, who was arrested after an incident the previous month and charged with three counts of [[assault]] and [[Battery (crime)|battery]] and one count of [[indecent assault]], was ordered to be held without [[bail]] until his trial in September, where he pled guilty to the assault charges and was sentenced to serve a year in jail before being sentenced to another year for sending letters to Donaldson after his conviction.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/09/man_convicted_i_4.html | title =Man convicted in beating of sportscaster |author=Josh Reynolds |work = [[Boston Globe]] | date = 2008-09-26 | accessdate = 2008-11-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/09/27/man_sentenced_in_beating_of_reporter/ | title =Man sentenced in beating of reporter |author= Franci R. Ellement |work = [[Boston Globe]] | date = 2008-09-27 | accessdate = 2008-11-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1146905 | title =Jailhouse letters earn Ivan Latimore more jail |author=Jessica Heslam |work =[[Boston Herald]] | date = 2009-01-22 | accessdate = 2009-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/07/09/reporter_says_boyfriend_attacked_her/ | title =Reporter says boyfriend attacked her: Tearfully details four violent episodes |author= Mark Shanahan |work = [[Boston Globe]] | date = 2008-07-09 | accessdate = 2008-07-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/boyfriend_of_be.html | title =Reporter's beau back in jail: Three assaults alleged |author= Jessica Heslam |work = [[Boston Herald]] | date = 2008-07-10 | accessdate = 2008-07-10 }}</ref> Lattimore had a prior criminal record with at least two other [[domestic violence]] convictions.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1106131&format=&page=2&listingType=media#articleFull | title =Boyfriend of beaten sportscaster ordered jailed until trial |author= Mark Shanahan |work = [[Boston Globe]] | date = 2008-07-09 | accessdate = 2008-07-09 }}</ref>
 
In October 2009, Donaldson spoke out for the first time on her own terms about her own personal experience with domestic abuse. Taking part in both the 15th Annual Barbara Ann Campbell Memorial Breakfast for Hubbard House and the Take Back the Night Walk at the [[University of North Florida]], Donaldson shared her message of hope. Donaldson returned to Ponte Vedra Beach after leaving the Boston news station in November of the previous year. She found refuge in her family and from Hubbard House in [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://pontevedrarecorder.com/content/1400_1.php#comments | title = Power of One | author = Sara Kaufman | work = [[Ponte Vedra Recorder]] | date = 2009-10-09 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In June 2010, Donaldson relocated to Washington, D.C., to work as an anchor and reporter for Comcast SportsNet's daily half-hour news program ''SportsNite''. She left Ponte Vedra in June to freelance and was officially offered the position at Comcast in August.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pontevedrarecorder.com/news/106771933.html | title = Local domestic abuse survivor bounces back | author = Sara Kaufman | work = [[Ponte Vedra Recorder]] | date = 2010-05-11 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101110223540/http://www.pontevedrarecorder.com/news/106771933.html | archivedate = 2010-11-10 }}</ref>
 
==References==
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