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Donna Vaughan ~ News/Traffic
WALK Breakfast Club  5am - 9am

Host of ISLAND ASSIGNMENT...
...a talk show for and about Long Island, and the issues that get us talking...airing Sundays at 7am. Have a topic suggestion? Send it to me at walknews@walkradio.com!

News Story Suggestion?
All ideas and opinions are gladly accepted. Send them to walknews@walkradio.com.
Bio
  • AKA...News-nista! Local, national, world, celebrity gossip...I need to know!
  • Proud product of...Farmingdale, Long Island. Go Dalers!
  • Family...2 cute little girls, 1 adorable Pug, 1 hot husband (who does laundry!).
  • Education...BFA & MA from NYIT, Old Westbury NY
  • Odd hobby...Compulsive and voracious magazine reader. We subscribe to 3 weeklies and 4 monthlies, and keep ordering more. I read non-stop!
  • Other jobs, over the years...Adjunct instructor at NYIT, TV publicist, cocktail waitress (that last one was a long time ago).
  • Pet Issues...Historic preservation, consumer rights, public schools, pet population control.
  • Fav Song...Couldn't possibly pick just 1.
  • Fav Books...Non-fiction- The Mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast by Monica Randall; Fiction- Beneath the Wheel by Herman Hesse (a classic, worth digging up).
  • Awards...FOLIO, Press Club of Long Island (multiple years/awards for coverage of important Long Island issues and events); Brookhaven Town Woman of the Year honoree, 2004.
Personality Links

Thursday 01-19-2012 9:25am ET

Why Some Folks Oppose Cracking Down on Internet Piracy

                            

Still a bit stumped about what motivated web sites like Wikipedia and Flickr to go dark this past Wednesday? Not quite sure why so many people are up in arms over the proposed  anti-internet piracy law, also known as SOPA?

Bob Sullivan of MSNBC makes it crystal-clear. To read his explanation, click here.

And please note, Bob, that I am giving you full credit for your work!

Tuesday 11-01-2011 7:21am ET

The World's First Pug Racehorse

 

       

Zoey, my four-legged baby, outdid herself with her Halloween costume this year. Pug-cretariat? Seattle Pug? Or maybe Pug Biscuit?

Hope you had a Happy Halloween too!

Friday 10-28-2011 10:38am ET

Meet the Suffolk County Exec Candidates!

         

So you still don't know who you're going to vote for this election day? The vote is coming up in less than two weeks, so don't miss your chance to meet the two major party candidates  Steve Bellone and Angie Carpenter and hear their positions on the issues Long Island cares about. They'll speak with WALK's David North this Sunday at 7 AM on Island Assignment. If you miss it, we'll upload a podcast on Monday morning.

Don't forget to vote on November 8th and check back with us for results after polls close!