Alanna Nash is an American journalist and biographer.Nash holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and is the author of several acclaimed books. A feature writer for The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and USA Weekend, Nash was named the Society of Professional Journalists' National Member of the Year in 1994.In 1977, Nash's job afforded her the opportunity to become one of the journalists to view the remains of Elvis Presley.