{"id":30786,"date":"2013-12-04T14:48:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T19:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/12\/04\/former-necc-student-discusses-journey-from-necc-to-award-winning-journalist\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:14:46","slug":"former-necc-student-discusses-journey-from-necc-to-award-winning-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/12\/04\/former-necc-student-discusses-journey-from-necc-to-award-winning-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NECC Student Discusses Journey from NECC to Award Winning Journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7538\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/12\/Dustin-Luca-Presentation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7538\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7538\" alt=\"Former NECC Student Discusses Journey from NECC to Award Winning Journalist\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/12\/Dustin-Luca-Presentation.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Award Winning Journalist Dustin Luca Speaks to NECC Students<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former Northern Essex Community College student Dustin Luca, an award winning journalist, was recently the guest speaker at a luncheon for students in the college\u2019s Liberal Arts: Journalism\/Communication program.<\/p>\n<p>Luca spoke about his journey from community college student to reporter for the Andover Townsman and Eagle Tribune.<\/p>\n<p>While at NECC, Luca was the news editor before becoming editor-in-chief of the college newspaper, The Observer. He also took part in an internship for The Rockingham News. After graduating from Northern Essex, he transferred to the journalism program at University of New Hampshire. Luca was named Reporter of the Year in 2011 and 2012 at the annual Best of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. journalism competition.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex offers an associate degree program in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/communication-arts\/liberal-arts-journalism-communication\/\"> Liberal Arts: Journalism\/Communication<\/a> which prepares students for transfer to a four-year college or university. For more information, contact Amy Callahan, program coordinator, <a href=\"mailto:acallahan@necc.mass.edu\">acallahan@necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Northern Essex Community College student Dustin Luca, an award winning journalist, was recently the guest speaker at a luncheon for students in the college\u2019s Liberal Arts: Journalism\/Communication program. 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