Donna Elizabeth Deegan (born February 28, 1961) is an American author, breast cancer awareness advocate, and former weekday television anchor on First Coast News in Jacksonville, Florida. She is a Democratic candidate in the 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election. Deegan previously co-anchored the weeknight 5:30 and 11 p.m. newscasts of First Coast News. Deegan was raised on the southside of Jacksonville and graduated from Bishop Kenny High School in 1979. She holds a BS '84 in Communications from Florida State University. She is the cousin of former Jacksonville mayor Tommy Hazouri. Deegan started her career in 1984 as the morning anchor for WTXL-TV in Tallahassee. In 1985, she became the West Palm Bureau Chief for WTVX in Fort Pierce. She then became the morning and noon anchor for WPEC in West Palm Beach where she remained until August 1988. Deegan then took the opportunity to return to her native Jacksonville and became the anchor of the weekend broadcasts on WTLV. In 1993, she became anchor of the 5:30 and 11 p.m. newscasts on WTLV. From Wikipedia