Eleanore Hunt is a TV News Producer for WDIO/WIRT-TV, the ABC affiliate in Duluth. Their broadcast range reaches into the Iron Range and along the North Shore. Every night, Hunt curates the content and drafts voiceover stories for WDIO that draw the viewers.
In a real sense, nearly every day, Eleanore Hunt is telling the Northland their story.
In this job, Eleanore brings together her Writing Studies major, her Film minor, and her experiences as an intern for University Marketing and Public Relations.
“If you had told me back in highschool I would be writing for television, I wouldn’t have believed you. It was the hands-on learning experiences in and out of the classroom at UMD that showed me all kinds of opportunities are out there.”
As a student, Eleanore was a leader, creating a better environment for the students who came after her. She organized guest presentations like author Alex Messenger, presented ekphrastic poetry within the Tweed Museum, and participated in reforming the Honors Association in English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies. It’s no wonder, then, that a student so committed to community would grow into a journalist and storyteller committed to community, too.
For more information about the Program in Writing Studies, visit https://academics.d.umn.edu/writing-studies-ba