diff --git a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
index 7a354f6..a54662e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -714,7 +714,8 @@ class AnnouncementsController < ApplicationController
       "comments" => [],
       "show_comment_flag" => '',
       "impressionist" => nil,
-      "url_to_edit"=> ''
+      "url_to_edit"=> '',
+      "external_link" => (announcement.is_external_link && !announcement.external_link.blank? ? announcement.external_link : nil)
     }
     end
 
@@ -809,7 +810,8 @@ class AnnouncementsController < ApplicationController
       "comments" => announcement.comments,
       "show_comment_flag" => show_comment_flag,
       "impressionist" => (announcement.is_preview ? nil : announcement),
-      "url_to_edit"=>url_to_edit
+      "url_to_edit"=>url_to_edit,
+      "external_link" => (announcement.is_external_link && !announcement.external_link.blank? ? announcement.external_link : nil)
     }
   end