Detroit’s Weekend News Anchor Sandra Ali is leaving WDIV after 13 years

After 13 years, Sandra Ali has left NBC station WDIV in Detroit. He broke the news on Ali’s Sunday night show.

“I am grateful for all the lifelong friendships I have made at WDIV. After 13 years, I am moving on to a wonderful new opportunity.” she told The Detroit News. “This decision was my own decision. I am excited and focused on the future. I’ve spent nearly two decades combined on both Channel 2 and Channel 4 anchoring the news, plus the privilege of being able to share so many important stories over the years.

“I can’t wait to share with viewers where I’m going soon,” she said. “I’m happy to follow up as soon as I can share more details.”

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Although Ali was born in New York, she spent her early years in Egypt. A successful Arab-American lady who juggles her dual identity in the Middle East and the West, she is often in demand as a speaker for local and national organizations.

At the age of twenty, Ali received a summa cum laude from Syracuse University’s SI Newhouse School of Journalism. She attended Northwestern University and graduated from the Medill School of Journalism.

The CBS station in Altoona, Pennsylvania was Ali’s first television job. After two years, she moved to Detroit to host the highly rated weekend versions of “Fox 2 Detroit” at 6 a.m. and “Fox 2 Detroit” at 10 a.m., as well as doing reporting for the station.

In 2002, Ali was named Best Hard News Reporter by the Associated Press and Best Breaking News Reporter by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters in 2003. In 2004, she began working as a news anchor for the NBC station in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was responsible for the 5, 6, and 11 o’clock shows.

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