Mara MacDonald is an American television reporter, known for her recent work at NBC affiliate WDIV-TV, owned by Post-Newsweek Stations in Detroit, Michigan.A native of the Detroit area, MacDonald is a graduate of the Detroit Country Day School. She went on to attend Miami University located in Oxford, Ohio, where she received a bachelor of arts degree in diplomacy and foreign affairs.MacDonald began her career in television working as a producer at WKBD-TV in Southfield, Michigan.