Julia Allison (born February 28, 1981) is an American journalist, television commentator, and co-creator of lifecasting portal NonSociety.com. A Georgetown University alumna, Allison is originally from Wilmette, a northern suburb of Chicago.

On 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. Her freelance writing has featured in numerous magazines including Cosmopolitan and Men's Health.

She has appeared as a guest commentator on television networks such as MSNBC, Fox News, plus Headline News, CNN, and MTV, and co-hosts New York Nonstop lifestyle show TMI Weekly.

As of 2009, her work includes speaking engagements on new media and marketing, as well as assisting various companies as brand spokesperson.
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* 1 Collegiate life
* 2 Writing and media appearances
* 3 References
* 4 External links

Collegiate life

Allison attended Georgetown University, majoring in political science. While in college, she penned 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.[1] In 2004, Allison graduated from Georgetown University with a Political Science degree.[2]
Writing and media appearances
Allison at opening night of the 2009 Metropolitan Opera.

In addition to her 2 year employment (2007–2009) as a Time Out New York columnist, she had a monthly column in COED magazine and has written for a variety of publications, including Cosmopolitan, Maxim, New York, Teen Vogue, Men's Health, Seventeen, and Capitol File. She also did party coverage for the Huffington Post.[1][3][4]

Allison's public speaking focuses on new media and marketing; engagements include DLD (Digital, Lifestyle, Design) conference in Munich, at MIT and, in fall 2009 at Wharton business school on women entrepreneurs.[2][5][6][7] Additionally, she works with various brands, including Sony through to early 2010, as a spokesperson.[8]

As a television pundit, Allison has made occasional appearances on Fox Business's Happy Hour and Fox News' Red Eye show, plus regular appearances as a commentator on Fox News segments, CNN's Reliable Sources, and Headline News' Showbiz Tonight and Glenn Beck news-commentary show.[9][10] Other appearances include E!, MSNBC's Scarborough Country; Montel Williams, NY Residential, and MTV's It's On with Alexa Chung.[11][12][13][14] Locally, media appearances include New York City's Fox 5, and Sirius radio. She co-hosts NBC New York Nonstop's TMI Weekly, joint owned by Next New Networks.[4][15][16] Allison was also pictured by renowned photographer Platon on Wired magazine's cover in August, 2008.[17]
References

1. ^ a b "Meet our new dating scribe". Time Out New York (606). May 10–16, 2007. Meet our new dating scribe - Time Out New York. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
2. ^ a b "Speakers '09: Julia Allison". DLD – Digital, Life, Design Conference. January 15, 2009. Julia Allison | DLD - Digital, Life, Design Conference in Munich. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
3. ^ Allison, Julia (April 23, 2007). "WHCD 2007: Stars, slippers & Sanjaya". Huffington Post. Eat The Press | WHCD 2007: Stars, Slippers & Sanjaya | The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
4. ^ a b Freidson, Michael (Jun 25–Jul 1, 2009). "The Hot Seat – Interview". Time Out New York (717). ISSN 1084-550X. Julia Allison- The Hot Seat - interview - Time Out New York. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
5. ^ Carr, Paul (January 28, 2009). "If you can't say anything nice ...". Guardian Unlimited (Guardian Newspapers). (via LexisNexis).
6. ^ "Speaker Series | MIT Innovation Club". MIT Sloan School of Management. Speaker Series | MIT Innovation Club. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
7. ^ "11th Annual Wharton Women in Business Conference | Panelists". Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 11th Annual Wharton Women in Business Conference | Panelists. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
8. ^ Staff writer (August 21, 2009). "Justin Timberlake and Peyton Manning offer TV advice in Sony push". Brand Republic (Haymarket Publishing): 1. (via LexisNexis). Justin Timberlake and Peyton Manning offer TV advice in Sony push - Brand Republic News - Brand Republic. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
9. ^ "Glenn Beck". Glenn Beck. Headline News. January 3, 2008.
10. ^ Reliable Sources. Howard Kurtz. Guests: Emily Rooney, Gail Shister, David Frum, David Zurawik, Gloria Borger, Keli Goff, Julia Allison, et al. CNN. April 13, 2008. [041301CN.V50 Transcript].
11. ^ Scarborough Country. Joe Scarborough, Pat Buchanan, Pete Williams. Guests: Joe Klein, Melinda Henneberger, John Nichols, Julia Allison, et al. MSNBC. February 26, 2007.
12. ^ "Shocking Allegations Making News". Anchors: Montel Williams. The Montel Williams Show. September 14, 2007.
13. ^ Abelson, Max (June 16, 2008). "Julia Allison On New Real Estate Show". New York Observer. Julia Allison On New Real Estate Show: 'Like, Social Calendar Like Mad' | The New York Observer. Retrieved 22 August, 2009.
14. ^ It's On with Alexa Chung. MTV. July 23, 2009.
15. ^ "People On The Move". Advertising Age. April 13, 2009. (via LexisNexis).
16. ^ "Next New Networks Programming Scores Big in 2009 Webby's". Marketwire. Source: Next New Networks. May 7, 2009. (via LexisNexis).
17. ^ "Extras; Contributors". Wired (Condé Nast Publications) 16 (8): 16. August 2008. ISSN 1059-1028.

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