Alison Stewart
| Alison Stewart | |
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| Born |
July 4, 1966 Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Brown University (BA) |
| Occupation |
Television Personality Television Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Bill Wolff |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | Official website |
Alison Stewart (born July 4, 1966) is a journalist and author. Stewart first gained widespread visibility as a political correspondent for MTV News in the 1990s.
Stewart was born in the New Jersey suburb of Glen Ridge, and is the daughter of a pharmaceutical company executive and a high school science teacher.
Stewart attended Brown University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and American literature. She began her broadcasting career there, where she was the music director for the school's radio station, WBRU.
In 1988 Stewart began her career as an assistant at MTV. In 1991, Stewart joined MTV News as a segment producer when she was hired by MTV News Director Linda Corradina. She began reporting and producing during MTV's first "Choose or Lose" campaign, which covered the 1992 presidential race. Her coverage earned her a Peabody Award.
Stewart remained at MTV for much of the 1990s, contributing segments to other MTV News shows including Megadose and MTV News: Unfiltered. She also hosted specials including the Real World Reunion in 1995.
Stewart left MTV and moved to CBS News in December 1996. While there, she reported for several of the network's news programs, including CBS News Sunday Morning, 48 Hours, and Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel.
Moving to ABC News, she co-anchored its early morning news program, World News Now with Anderson Cooper, and also contributed reports to Good Morning America and 20/20 Downtown.
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