Longtime NBC News correspondent and Saturday TODAY show host Peter Alexander is leaving the network, with a new show on MS NOW on the horizon.
On Saturday, Alexander shared that he would depart NBC News after 22 years. He noted that, while being based in Washington D.C., the TODAY show is based in New York, making him leave his family virtually every weekend.
“I’ve been away from home more than 80 nights in the last seven months. More than 200 Friday nights away from my family in the last seven years,” Alexander said. “So, in this limited window before my daughters lose interest in hanging out with me…I’m eager to carve out a better balance between my personal and professional lives.”
Alexander joined the show in October 2018. He was later named the network’s co-chief White House correspondent in 2021 alongside Kristen Welker.
Upon his exit from NBC News, Peter Alexander will join MS NOW to anchor the 11 AM ET timeslot. He’ll also serve as the chief national reporter for the network.
Alexander becomes the first NBC News talent to move to MS NOW since the two networks were split as part of NBCUniversal’s move to spin its cable assets — like MS NOW and CNBC — into a separate company, now called Versant.
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