Donna Britt, longtime news anchor and community activist, dies By Stephanie Riegel - January 21, 2021 Donna Britt in 2017 for a Business Report feature. (File photo) FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Longtime WAFB-TV anchor Donna Britt, one of Baton Rouge’s most beloved local celebrities, died this morning after more than a three-year battle with ALS. She was 62. A native of Mississippi, B… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.