Lillian Ali

Lillian Ali (she/her) is a newsroom intern for WYSO. She grew up in Centerville and graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in June 2026.

Ali has written about politics, government, science and entertainment for a variety of outlets. Her work has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, Polygon, the Dayton Daily News, and the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark in Illinois.

At WYSO, Ali covers a wide range of general assignment topics for the news department.

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