Alana Austin Biography
Alana Austin is a renowned American journalist currently working as a multimedia journalist at 13 ABC. Austin joined 13 ABC News in August 2017 after spending three years covering national and state politics in Richmond, Virginia at Gray TV’s WVIR-TV.
Alana graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism and psychology. Moreover, she completed the Honors Carolina and Public Service Scholars programs and studied at Freie Universität through InternXchange.
As the only full-time on-air television State Capitol correspondent, Alana reported on the legislative sessions of the Virginia General Assembly and on political, governmental, legal, and socioeconomic matters from Governor Terry McAuliffe’s administration.
At the same time, Austin covered the 2016 presidential election and primaries, with a focus on the vice-presidential candidate, and Virginia senator, Tim Kaine.
During her time at the station, Alana broke news on the Affordable Care Act’s loss of coverage for 250,000 thousand Virginians, the federal corruption conviction, and the appeal of former Governor Bob McDonnell. Others included the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Mark Warner and opponent Ed Gillespie and the Virginia Republicans’ legal challenge to McAuliffe’s mass restoration of rights executive order.
Alana also anchored and produced newscasts regularly at a station in Charlottesville. This was after serving as a general assignment reporter in Waynesboro and as a videographer in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia.
During her college years, Alana reported for the Daily Tar Heel and Carolina Week, student-run publications. Austin has been awarded various journalism internships as an investigative researcher at a TV station in Raleigh/Durham, a reporter/translator at Deutsche Presse Agentur (German Press Agency) in Washington, and an intern at ZDF (German TV) in Berlin.
Alana Austin Age
How old is Alana Austin? Alana grew up in Richmond, Virginia, the United States of America. However, she has not disclosed her age and date of birth. We promise to update you once the information is available.
Alana Austin Husband
Alana has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence has not disclosed her marital status. It is therefore not known whether she is single, engaged, dating, or married. We promise to update you once the information is available.
Alana Austin Family
Austin has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence has not disclosed her parents and siblings. We promise to update you once the information is available.
Alana Austin Net Worth
Austin has an estimated net worth of between $1 million – $5 million. Her income is mainly attributed to her career as a journalist.
Alana Austin Salary
Austin receives an average annual salary of approximately $72,500.
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