Veteran journalist Peter Alexander, who covered Washington for NBC News for more than a decade, is leaving the network after 22 years. The 49-year-old Alexander is joining the progressive cable channel MS NOW as an anchor and chief national correspondent. His duties will include hosting a daily weekday program and covering breaking news throughout the day.
This move became possible after a corporate split: MSNBC was separated from Comcast into a standalone company, Versant, and rebranded as MS NOW. Journalists who had worked for both brands had to choose which to stay with. Alexander is the first NBC News employee to move to MS NOW after that split. Correspondents Jacob Soboroff and Ken Dilanian had already joined the new channel earlier.
At MS NOW, Alexander will anchor the morning hour at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, replacing outgoing anchor Ana Cabrera. His contract with Versant also allows for participation in sports broadcasts on other company channels, such as USA Network and Golf Channel. Over his career, Alexander—known for his assertive interviewing style—spent four years as NBC’s White House correspondent and even had public exchanges with then-President Donald Trump.
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