The Laurel Center - Domestic Violence Awareness Month -Julie Donaldson, Sr. VP Media and Content, The Washington Football Team- Silence Hides Violence

In 2008, at the age of 30, Julie Donaldson’s career as a reporter was soaring and it felt like a dream. However, that dream was shattered on June 27, 2008, when the loving relationship with her boyfriend, Ivan, turned violent. After almost two years of suffering both the physical and mental scars caused by domestic violence, Donaldson’s confidence started to return and in 2010 she began to rebuild her career. She started speaking out about her own personal experience with domestic abuse, offering hope and support to women who have experienced violence. Currently Ms. Donaldson is the Senior Vice President of Media and Content for The Washington Football Team. She oversees the entire broadcast operation in the organization along with being a permanent member of the gameday radio broadcast. Ms. Donaldson is the first female to be a regular on-air member of an NFL radio broadcast booth. During her decade-long tenure as a reporter, anchor and host for NBC Sports Washington, she has covered nearly every team, athlete and major sports story in the DC, MD region as well as across national and international sporting events.