Advancement & Alumni Engagement

Ubah Ali ’17

Reporter, TMJ 4

B.S., Mass Communications, 2017

Ubah Ali is Wisconsin’s first and the United States of America’s third reporter to wear a hijab on the air. She joined television news station TMJ4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a reporter and multimedia journalist in March 2021.

Breaking ground as Wisconsin’s first hijab-wearing on-air reporter is “not top-of-mind,” Ali said in an interview with Wisconsin Muslim Journal. “It’s just who I am.”

"My time at St. Cloud State was amazing. I spent the majority of my time learning everything I could about TV journalism. SCSU fosters a community that allows you to chase your dreams — you just gotta put in the effort! Go on and go forward!" - Ubah Ali ’17

STORY: Wisconsin's first hijab-wearing on-air news reporter joins TMJ4

 

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