Alison is filling in as host of Eight Forty-Eight on Fridays while Steve Edwards takes a ten-month leave of absence to complete a Knight-Wallace Fellowship. Alison is currently the project coordinator for Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders , the year-long series examining immigration experiences in the region. In this role she develops and coordinates coverage among the series’ partners, including Chicago Public Radio, WTTW11, The Chicago Reporter and The Chicago Public Library. chicagopublicradio.org
