Sandra Ali is an award-winning anchor and reporter who has made several appearances on the Fox Newschannel and CNN.
Sandra was born in New York City, but spent the early part of her childhood growing up in Egypt. She’s often asked by
various community groups, and national television outlets to share her experiences as a professional Arab-American woman
balancing Middle eastern and western cultures.
Sandra graduated cum laude from Syracuse University’s prestigious S.I. Newhouse School of Journalism when she was 20.
For her 21st birthday, she followed up with a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
From there, Sandra went on to her first job in television, at the CBS affiliate, in Altoona Pennsylvania. After two years
it was time to move on to the Motor City to anchor the top-rated weekend editions of “Fox 2 News at 6” and “Fox 2 News at 10”
as well as report for Fox 2 News.
Ali won the Associated Press award for Best Hard News Reporter in 2002, as well as Michigan’s Association of Broadcasters’
award for Best Breaking News Reporter in 2003. Ali also landed major interviews with Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Queen of Jordan
and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak while in Detroit.
Sandra joined the NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio in August 2004 as the station’s main anchor.
In August 2009, Sandra became a first time mom and left channel 5 to focus on raising her new son.
Now, Sandra returns to Detroit, to join WDIV.
She is also currently working on writing two books. The first one is based on her early years as an American child growing up in
a Muslim country. The other, on the adventures of going from working in television to becoming a stay at home mom, and back again.
