Donna currently anchors FOX 16 News in Little Rock, AR weeknights at 5:30, 6:30 and 9.
She arrived in Little Rock from Detroit, Michigan, where she served as an anchor for WKBD-TV and WWJTV. Before moving to Detroit, she worked at WKYC-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. She also held anchoring and reporting positions in South Bend, Indiana, and Battle Creek, Michigan.
Over the years Donna has received multiple honors. Most recently earning a regional Edward R. Murrow award and a regional Emmy for her story on the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. In addition, she earned a national award from the American Legion Fourth Estate Awards and Associated Press Award for her special reports titled Grieving a Child. She has a regional Emmy for her work as a news anchor and has collected and been nominated for numerous other awards and recognitions.
She is very passionate about community service, creating Donna Terrell’s Yoga Warriors Fighting Colon Cancer, affectionately called Yoga Warriors, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises money for yoga classes for cancer survivors and caregivers. The organization is in memory of her daughter Queah (pronounced: Quaya) who died from colon cancer, but during her battle found health benefits from yoga. Yoga Warriors also provides numerous necessities for survivors including help with lodging when they have to travel a long distance for life-saving cancer treatment.
She has served on the boards of Women and Children First, a domestic violence facility, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House. She is a former Ambassador to the Arkansas American Cancer Society and makes appearances at events all over central Arkansas.
Donna has a Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts from Central Michigan University. She is a member of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Little Rock Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
Donna is married to Dr. Kenneth Lambert, who is an OB/GYN in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Together they enjoy golfing, traveling, movies, and cooking at home.
