Donna McQuillan Luongo, 52 Sports Reporter Donna McQuillan Luongo, 52 of Ridley Park, died July 10, 2011 at Taylor Hospital. Born in Upland, she was a lifelong resident of Ridley Park. Donna was a graduate of Ridley High School, Class of 1976 and attended Temple University. She was owner/operator of DM Communications, which she founded in 1994. She started her broadcasting career as a Desk Assistant at KYW News Radio. Donna then became a sports anchor/reporter for WILM News Radio, as well as an On-air talent at WHYY-TV Channel 12 in Wilmington. Donna took great pride in being Philadelphia's first female anchor and talk show host at WIP radio, then later, at UPI Radio Network in Washington, DC. She also taught at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Cherry Hill, NJ. Donna was a member of St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church and the local chapter of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) as well as the Delaware Sports Writers Association and served as V.P. of The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. Donna got her break covering the Philadelphia Firebirds hockey team and then went on to cover all major Philadelphia Sports teams. She enjoyed music and all sports, but most important to her was her family. Donna was the daughter of the late Iris I. Campo McQuillan. Survivors: Her husband Michael A. Luongo Jr.; her father Donald H. McQuillan; her brother Donald D. McQuillan, all of Ridley Park. Funeral Mass 10 AM Friday at St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church, 1901 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022. Visitation Thursday 7 to 9 PM and Friday 8:30 to 9:15AM at the White-Luttrell Funeral Home, 311 N. Swarthmore Ave., Ridley Park. Burial Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery. Online condolences: www.whiteluttrell.com


Published in The Daily Times on July 13, 2011