As Donner worked in Los Angeles as an assistant editor of educational and medical films, she sought other jobs and despite having no original intention to work in television, a chance meeting at NBC headquarters led her to leave her data there.
Ketika Donner bekerja di Los Angeles sebagai asisten editor film pendidikan dan medis, dia mencari pekerjaan lain dan walaupun tidak memiliki niat asli untuk bekerja di televisi, kesempatan bertemu di markas besar NBC membuatnya meninggalkan datanya di sana.