Alison Patton

Alison Patton joined ABC 17 News as a multimedia journalist in August 2025 after graduating from Ohio University. She also attended Penn State for two years as an undergraduate.

Alison is from Zanesville, Ohio, but has lived in Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and now Missouri.

She likes covering state and local politics but can’t pass up a good story.

When not at work, Alison is at home with her cat watching her favorite show, “Friends.”