Oregon news icon, Albany native dies
Mike Donahue, an Albany native and Oregon TV news icon, died at the age of 77. For more than 40 years, Donahue's face was a familiar presence on te...
Mike Donahue, an Albany native and Oregon TV news icon, died at the age of 77. For more than 40 years, Donahue's face was a familiar presence on televisions throughout the state as a KOIN-TV reporter and anchor in Portland. Donahue died due to pancreatic cancer, according to a post on the KOIN website, Friday Aug. 25. Donahue grew up in Albany, attending Albany Union High School, now named West Albany High School. In this May 10, 2012, photo, KOIN news anchor Mike Donahue delivers the news, as seen from the control room, in Portland.