Alison Hall doesn’t know where her day will take her — and that’s the point. As a correspondent for Inside Edition, she might get a call at 7am sending her to Long Island for a court hearing, spend the afternoon at the FaceTime set doing virtual interviews with sources in California, or hop on a flight to London. Her workday ends with show tape between 3 and 5pm, then she bikes home in the same blazer she wore on camera.
In this week’s conversation, Alison shares how her mom’s breast cancer diagnosis when she was 14 planted the seed for journalism, how an on-camera interview about Olivia Munn led to her own early-stage breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy, and how she protects the rhythms that keep her grounded — 5:30am oat milk lattes, Citi Bike commutes, and the exact same Monday-through-Friday dinner she’s eaten for six years.
What We Cover:
The path from story coordinator to on-camera correspondent at Inside Edition over 12 years
Her 5:30am mornings, oat milk latte on the couch, and “the brick” — the device that finally got her off Instagram at night
How interviewing a doctor about Olivia Munn’s diagnosis led her to her own early-stage breast cancer (and the double mastectomy that followed)
Why she bikes to work in a dress and blazer and feels like the 10-year-old version of herself every time
The exact Monday-through-Friday dinner rotation she and her husband James have eaten unchanged for six years
Pizza Friday from Gelso & Grand in Little Italy, the wine-shop ritual, and how she completely eliminated FOMO from her life
The practice of noticing “glimmers” — tiny moments of joy that’s reshaped how she moves through New York
Why Saturday mornings alone in Central Park with her Bernese Mountain Dog are non-negotiable
Connect with Alison:
Instagram: @alisonhallreporting
TikTok: @alisonhallreporting
Substack: Between Headlines with Alison Hall
Watch: Inside Edition weeknights and weekends
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So appreciated this conversation! Thank you Ellie!