Hanna Powers Biography
Hanna Powers describes herself as a creative thinker and a fresh voice in multimedia journalism. She currently works as a news anchor at WCBD-TV on Count on News 2. Her experience has taught her how to comfortably switch from telling a story about gun violence to celebrating an award-winning author. Prior to her anchoring roles, Powers served as a reporter at Sarasota Magazine and at Carolina News.
Hanna Powers Age and Husband
Hanna Powers come from Washington. She was born on 27th March 1997. She celebrated her 25th birthday in 2022 with her friends and colleagues. Like many journalists in her age, Hannah is single. Her career is her current priority. Issues regarding having a husband, children, and a family come in second. She was in a relationship with David Aylor, a practicing attorney who died in January 2023.
Education and Career
She started school at Madeira and later joined the University of South Carolina where she did a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. At college, she was selected as a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee where she represented the interests of her team and participated in Student Leadership. Powers also operated as a chair of the Elections Commission who was responsible for creating awareness of the campus events and developing marketing campaigns.
While in Madeira, she interned at several companies. Powers started at Washington International Horse Show where she was the youth ambassador tasked with implementing community programs that target young people. After 1 year, she joined the Office of Senator John McCain as the Capitol Hill Intern whose duties were completing independent tasks and conducting tours.
After joining college, Powers interned at Marriot Internation in the Global Operations group. She was responsible for doing field research and developing internal communication products.
In 2019, Hannah got her first opportunity as a journalist. She joined Carolina News as a reporter and anchor. She created daily newscasts, conducted interviews, edited news, and reported breaking news. After 5 months, she joined Sarasota Magazine as a reporter doing 5 to 7 online stories, interviews, and writing copy. Hannah was more focused on lifestyle topics and local news.
In 2020, she joined WCBD News as a reporter and later as a morning Traffic anchor and midday show anchor. In February 2022, she assumed the role of the morning anchor.
As a journalist, Hanna has covered many stories. She has done presidential debates, presidential visits, crime, and the coronavirus pandemic. Hanna has also covered top events such as Hurricane Ian and its impact in South Carolina.
Hanna Powers Height, Weight, and Salary
Apart from working, Hanna is a volunteer at Animal Protectoom League and Curing Kids Cancer. Like Amaris Jenkins, Hanna is also a lover of beauty and fashion. Her Instagram has more than 14k followers. She is bold in expressing her femininity and sense of passion.
She will rock mini dresses at events, off-shoulder dresses with long sleet on date nights, and casual clothes when at home or with friends. Hanna maintains professional clothes like a plain dress when on official duties. However, her makeup and hair are always on point. Her height is 5 feet and 6 inches. Hannah weighs approximately 53 or 54kg. Her annual salary as a reporter could be approximately $80,000.
