Ubah Ali breaks barriers as first Somali American on-air reporter in Twin Cities TV market

Ubah Ali breaks barriers as first Somali American on-air reporter in Twin Cities TV market

Ubah Ali was talkative growing up. Her siblings called her nosy. Now, she’s putting those skills to good use as the first Somali American on-air TV reporter in the Twin Cities after being hired by WCCO, where she was an intern in 2017. The 27-year-old is back in Minnesota after spending two years working as a reporter at Milwaukee TV station TMJ4. In an interview for TMJ4, reporter Carole Meekins noted that Ali was the first on-air reporter in W…