Summer intern Hannah Dillon joins TNews staff

By Brooks Chandler

TNews Contributor

On June 15 Hannah Dillon joined Turnagain News as an assistant editor.  

Over lunch at Base Camp Dillon told TNews she is a sophomore at UAA. Originally from Waynesboro, Ga., Dillon lived in Lee, Maine (in a tent) and Lincoln, Maine (in a dry cabin) before choosing to move to Alaska at her father’s invitation. Her dad teaches at Huffman Elementary.

When asked what drew her to journalism, Dillon, 25, said, “I needed a job to pay for school.”   That job was working for as a general assignment editor for The Northern Lights, the student newspaper at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Dillon said she so enjoyed writing for The Northern Lights she decided to pursue a career in journalism.

Hannah Dillon and her fiancé Evan hiking Little O’Malley trail in Anchorage.

In April, TNews' Editor Soren Wuerth contacted The Northern Light to solicit interest among reporters in a summer internship. Dillon quickly responded and visited Girdwood for a tour and to inspect lodging offered by a TNews board member. Her internship was later approved by UAA's Journalism Chair Paola Banchero.

Through TNews' collaboration with the University of Alaska Anchorage’s school of journalism she can earn 3 credits by working with TN during summer break.

Dillon is staying in Girdwood during the week and catching up with her fiancée in Anchorage on weekends.  She said she looks forward to learning the latest and greatest about Girdwood.  If you have any news to share with Hannah contact her at info@turnagainnews.com.