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Jacob Aloi

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Meet Jacob Aloi

Jacob Aloi is a newscaster and reporter for MPR News, where he anchors weekend programs and reports on arts and culture.

Jacob started as a contractor with MPR News before being hired to cover the arts full time. He is also a proud member of the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association. Before coming to MPR News, Jacob was a theater technician and hosted a show at Frogtown Community Radio in St. Paul.     

Jacob’s work has been recognized with two Eric Sevareid Award from the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association, as well as a third place Page One Award for Arts and Entertainment Reporting from the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He is also a past fellow with the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Connecticut.