- Alison Stewart
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URL = http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/index.htmlAlison Stewart (born July 4, 1966 in
Glen Ridge, New Jersey ) is an American radio and television journalist. She was one of the hosts of theBryant Park Project , a morning drive news program fromNPR . Stewart first gained widespread visibility as a political correspondent forMTV News in the 1990s.Career
University
Stewart began her broadcasting career at
Brown University , where she was the music director for the school's radio station,WBRU .WHTZ and PBS
She went on to anchor news segments for New York City's
WHTZ , hostPBS ' Act Against Racism campaign, and contributed to "Swing" magazine.1991-1995: MTV & Peabody Award
In 1991, Stewart arrived at MTV News as a segment producer when she was hired by MTV News Director Linda Corradina. She began on-air reporting during MTV's first "Choose or Lose" segments, 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 such as "the Real World Reunion" in 1995.
1996: CBS News
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 ".2003: ABC News
Moving to
ABC News , she anchored its early morning news program, "World News Now"; she also contributed reports to "Good Morning America " and "20/20 Downtown".2003-2007: MSNBC & Olbermann
In 2003, Stewart switched networks once again, this time from ABC News to
MSNBC where she was a daytime anchor and primary substitute host for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann ". She occasionally filled in as newsreader onNBC 's "Weekend Today ". From May 2006 to April 2007, she hosted a daytime news program "The Most with Alison Stewart " on MSNBC. Stewart married MSNBC Vice President of ProgrammingBill Wolff [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/fashion/weddings/05stewart.html?adxnnl=1&ref=weddings&adxnnlx=1162788007-HPmHk4LdJykn0fLUjzHeVg Alison Stewart and Bill Wolff - New York Times ] ] in November 2006.2007 to present: NPR & The Bryant Park Project
Stewart joined NPR in May 2007 to host (along with
Luke Burbank ) a morning drive show called "The Bryant Park Project ", which targeted adults between ages 25 and 44. [ [http://www.npr.org/about/press/2007/042707.stewart.html ALISON STEWART AND LUKE BURBANK TO HOST NEW NPR MORNING NEWS SHOW AND 24-HOUR NEWS SERVICE ] ] The program premiered October 1, 2007 [ [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10364918 Alison Stewart : NPR ] ] and was canceled effective Friday, July 25, 2008. Stewart returned from maternity leave to host the last week of the show on Monday, July 21, 2008. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/arts/14npr.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin NPR Is Canceling Its Web-Based ‘Bryant Park Project’ - NYTimes.com ] ]Stewart served as a panelist on NPR's "
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! " on August 2, 2008. She appeared again on August 31, 2008, making it likely she will become a regular on the show.References
External links
* [http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/index.html Alison's NPR blog and show website, Bryant Park Project]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10364918 Alison Stewart's Bio on NPR]
* [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3080452 Alison Stewart's Bio on MSNBC.com]
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