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Jane Carroll Dornacker (October 1, 1947 – October 22, 1986) was an American rock musician, comedian and traffic reporter. She gained fame as an associate songwriter for the San Francisco rock band The Tubes ; she also led her own band, Leila and the Snakes .
May 15, 2021 · Jane Dornacker remembered for hilarious traffic reports and chilling last words: Roadshow. San Francisco comedian still beloved decades after her on-air death. By Gary Richards | Bay Area...
Nov 9, 2021 · On October 22, 1986, Dornacker was giving one of the station's N-Copter traffic reports during the Joey Reynolds Show on WNBC in New York City. At 4:44 p.m., the Enstrom F-28 helicopter she was...
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WNBC Traffic Helicopter Crash. Jane was the tall, engaging lead singer (Leila), keyboardist, and songwriter of the 1970s/1980s San Francisco "tack" rock group Leila And The Snakes. Pearl Gates...
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Jane Dornacker (1947-1986) was a U.S. Postal worker turned comedienne and musician. She was a member of the bands The Tubes and Leila and the Snakes, and also acted in The Right Stuff and The Stand-in. She died in a helicopter crash while doing a traffic report in New York City.
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- October 1, 1947
- Jane Dornacker
- October 22, 1986
Jul 18, 2017 · Only months before, Jane had escaped death in another helicopter crash. She was terrified to fly again, but she knew that she had no choice... Before she became a traffic reporter, Dornacker worked as a mail carrier, a comedian, a songwriter and an actress.
Oct 23, 1986 · It was the second time this year that the WNBC-Radio reporter, 40-year-old Jane Dornacker, went down in a craft owned by Spectrum Helicopters of Ridgefield Park, N.J.
