Alanis “Laney” Broussard is currently a Production Coordinator for NBCU Academy, where she does social media strategy and live event coordination.

In May 2024, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations. In the College of Communications, Laney worked as a correspondent for the Boston Globe where she published articles about breaking news in the local community, worked as a Statehouse Reporter for The Berkshire Eagle newspaper, gained editorial experience writing for and reporting on live newscasts for BUTV10, and created hard news and TV magazine packages in her coursework. In 2023, she was honored by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for her work covering the 2022 midterm elections as an anchor for Boston University's live broadcast. Upon graduating, she received the Blue Chip Award, "the most prestigious undergraduate student honor conferred by the College of Communication for student leaders in the field of communication," and the Erin Victoria Edwards DEI Award, given to students "who are outstanding leaders in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Boston University, the College of Communication, and in the community."

Outside the classroom, she interned at Essence Magazine where she validated sources and strategized new beats with different departments and at WGBH as a News Digital Intern where she helped break the historic win of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She also was an Employer Branding Intern and Communications Ambassador for Warner Bros. Discovery, where she planned out and helped create content for the company's social and digital platforms. In the summer of 2022, she was an intern for CNN on the Erin Burnett OutFront show, cutting assets to air on primetime TV and assisting in the control room.

In the summer of 2023, she interned with NBC10 Boston/NECN to produce her own packages and write for anchors/reporters on a daily basis, as well as shadowing them in the field. Her work there later earned her a freelancer position on the digital team throughout her senior year in college where she wrote breaking news articles for the web and updated NBC10 Boston's social channels.
Speaking Credits: TEDx Penn, CW Atlanta "Graduate Together 2020, Atlanta World Congress Center (Smart City Expo 2019), USA Today ("Coronavirus Chronicles"), Good Morning America (Disney Dreamers Academy), Essence Magazine (Girls United), Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, ChatHer, Veritas School of Social Sciences

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