Allison Michaels

Allison Michaels currently serves as the Director of Tentpoles & Digital Content at TEGNA since October 2025. Previously, from August 2014 to October 2025, Allison held various leadership roles at The Washington Post, including Director of Business Operations & Strategy for WP Ventures, where responsibilities included leading cross-functional teams to develop platform-native video and audio series. Other notable positions at The Washington Post included Deputy Director for Podcasts, focusing on departmental growth and external partnerships, and Audio Editor, where Allison directed content strategies for political and opinion audio. Prior experience includes editorial roles at U.S. News & World Report, American Journalism Review, and Washington City Paper, among others. Allison holds a BA in Communications from the University of Michigan and an M.J. in Multi-Platform Journalism from the University of Maryland.