Name Alison Bologna
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB December 15, 1975. As of 2025, she is around 50 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Wiki Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Alison Bologna is an American community relations professional, yoga instructor, philanthropist, television news anchor, and non-profit founder from Providence, Rhode Island.
- Full of life and passionate about her work, Alison enjoys giving back to the community and takes every chance she can get to connect with new people from all walks of life.
- Alison’s achievements have been widely recognized – She received the Myra Kraft MVP Award from the New England Patriots Foundation in 2020, was named Person of the Year by the Pawtucket Hall of Fame in 2023, earned the Junior Achievement Rhode Island Profiles in Excellence Award in 2024, and was honored as the 2025 SBA Rhode Island Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Bologna was born on the December 15, 1975.
- She is married to Dave Mongeau, who was a photographer at Boston’s WCVB-TV. The two have also created a business called Shri Bark, focusing on health and fitness.
- Alison also serves on the Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket. Outside of work, she enjoys time with her husband Dave and their dogs, Betty and Basil, in Vermont.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Alison attended Northwestern University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from their Medill School of Journalism.
- She then went on to Columbia University where she earned an Honors degree in Journalism from their Graduate School of Journalism.
- Later, she obtained her Master’s Degree in English from Harvard University and was a part of the Dean’s list in 2015. Her Harvard master’s thesis focused on Karma Yoga.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- In 1998, Bologna joined NBC News as a TV News Producer, working with the network for around four years. During her time, she was part of the Dateline NBC Investigative Team, earning multiple awards for hard-hitting stories. Several of her reports led to policy changes, including exposing flaws in sex offender registry lists, revealing overcrowding in state juvenile detention centers, and uncovering a Vietnam veteran’s false medal claim. She was also one of the youngest producers at the network.
- In October 2002, Alison joined WJAR-TV as a News Reporter, covering major network stories and earning Murrow and AP Awards for her reporting.
- She left WJAR-TV in 2006 and relocated to the Greater Boston Area, anchoring at Fox 25 News in Boston from July 2006 to September 2010.
- Alison returned to WJAR-TV in September 2010 as evening news anchor. In August 2015, she transitioned to co-anchor NBC 10 News Sunrise with Frank Coletta, and later with Mario Hilario. Rhode Island Monthly readers have voted her “top female reporter in southern New England” for two consecutive years and “best TV Morning News anchor” every year since 2016.
- In April 2012, Alison founded the Shri Service Corps, a nonprofit organization providing free yoga classes for students in clinics, schools, and shelters for veterans. The Shri Service Corps aims to strengthen communities by promoting compassion and healthier lifestyles.
- In 2015, Alison produced and hosted an hour-long PBS documentary titled “Healing Violence,” focusing on the conditions of state prisons and social service agencies.
- In 2014, she and Dave Mongeau launched Shri Bark, a nut-free snack line offering healthy school breakfast options. The snacks entered Rhode Island schools through a 2015 pilot program funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield RI, and by 2018, over 13,000 snacks were consumed monthly by schoolchildren.
- The Shri brand expanded into real estate in 2020 with the purchase of a 15,000-square-foot mill building, now housing a yoga center, art studio, food pantry, and eight apartments, five of which are deed-restricted as affordable housing.
Fun Facts, Height and Awards :
- Alison is passionate about community service and philanthropy. She is an active member of several boards including the Pawtucket’s Boys and Girls Club, the Providence Center and the Old Slater Mill Association.
- Alison has received several accolades throughout her career, including an Emmy Award, 2 Associated Press Awards, an Edward R. Award, a Gracie Allen Award, 2 Clarion Awards, and an Investigative Reporters and Editors Award.
- Bologna was also part of the “40 under 40” Ocean State professionals list that the Providence Business News published.
- She was also honored by the National Organization of Italian American Women for her community service and TV work.
- Other accolades that Alison has received over the years include the ‘Volunteer of the Year Award’ that she received from LIFE, Inc. in 2013 and the Attorney General Justice Award that she received from the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office in 2014.
- A certified yoga instructor, Bologna has more than 2,000 hours of Yoga teaching experience.