Peter Alexander (journalist)
Peter Marvin Alexander[1] is an American journalist and television presenter who currently works for NBC News. He obtained the title of NBC News White House correspondent covering the White House and the President of the United States in December 2012.
Peter Alexander
In October 2018, he was named co-anchor of Today for Saturday episodes. His reports appear across all platforms of NBC News, including NBC Nightly News, Today, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, MSNBC and NBCNews.com.[2] He shares duties alongside Kristen Welker as the network's co-chief White House correspondent[3] and as co-anchor of Weekend Today, the Saturday edition of Today.
Early life[edit]
Alexander was born to a Jewish family[4][5][6] in Oakland, California, the son of Terry (née Pink) and David Alexander, an attorney.[7][8][9] His sister, Rebecca Alexander, is a psychotherapist living in New York City. Peter Alexander graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Alexander's parents are divorced.[5] He has a younger sister, psychotherapist Rebecca Alexander, who has Usher syndrome type III.[5][14][15][16] On April 21, 2012, Alexander married Alison Starling, an anchor at WJLA-TV (Washington, D.C.'s ABC affiliate). The couple has two children and lives in the suburbs of Washington D.C.[17][18][4]
Accolades[edit]
He was nominated for the Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story – Long Form News & Documentary Emmy Award for his participation in the NBC News Special Report: The Death of Pope John Paul II (2005) news documentary.[19]