 Prior to joining KABC, Donoho worked for WOTV in Grand Rapids, Michigan; WLWT, NBC's Cincinnati affiliate, alongside anchorman Jerry Springer; and FNN Score, the sports arm of the Financial News Network cable service, for five years as host of "Time Out For Trivia".He also did occasional play-by-play for NBC Sports, in addition to freelance work for ABC Sports, Turner Sports, and Fox Sports Midwest.During his time at KABC, Donoho was known in the Los Angeles media market for beginning and ending his sports anchor segments with sports trivia questions and for his trademark phrase, "take a hike".