Julia Allison

Julia Allison
Allison, photographed in 2006
Born	(1981-02-28) February 28, 1981 (age 36) Wilmette, Illinois
Occupation	Journalist TV pundit
Notable credit(s)	CNN, BRAVO, Star, Time Out New York; CNN, Fox Business, Fox News, MSNBC
Website	http://www.juliaallison.com

Julia Allison (born February 28, 1981) is an American journalist, television commentator, public speaker and former BRAVO star.

She has appeared as a guest commentator on television networks such as CNN, MSNBC, Fox, Fox News, NBC, Headline News, ABC and MTV, and co-hosted NBC's New York Nonstop lifestyle show TMI Weekly. She co-starred on the Bravo reality show Miss Advised.

Upon graduating from college, she moved to New York and began working as a columnist for amNewYork, after which she became editor-at-large for Star magazine. In 2007, she went on to join Time Out New York as a columnist, a position held until Summer 2009. She then became a nationally syndicated technology columnist with Tribune Media Services and had a series of columns on ELLE. Her writing has been featured in newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Guardian UK and Cosmopolitan.

She appeared on the July 2008 cover of WIRED magazine and the February 2008 cover of Time Out New York. Her work includes speaking engagements on new media and marketing, as well as assisting various companies such as Sony as brand spokesperson.

Julia went to high school at New Trier High School. Julia received a bachelor's degree in Government from Georgetown University in 2004. During college, she wrote a dating column for the campus newspaper, The Hoya. During her studies she worked as a legislative correspondent for Illinois Republican congressman Mark Kirk in the 107th Congress, later, during the 2004 election, contributing political commentary for Comcast TV.