Peter Alexander Exits NBC News After 20 Years: Where's He Headed?

Peter Alexander, NBC News' chief White House correspondent and co-anchor of the Saturday edition of the Today show, will be leaving the network. Alexander announced the decision on the Today show Saturday morning. His next destination is unknown, although there is speculation that he could join the 11 a.m. slot on MSNBC, which was left vacant after a programming overhaul announced last week. Alexander has been a key member of NBC News for two decades.

Alexander has been the network's chief White House correspondent since 2023, and has worked as a White House correspondent and national correspondent for NBC since 2012. He has co-anchored the Saturday edition of Today since 2018. His departure marks the end of an era in NBC News' White House coverage. The network is preparing to name his successor on the weekend morning program, while other NBC News talent will fill the position in the meantime.

Alexander is one of the longest-tenured members of the White House press corps, and was working there on January 6, 2021, amid the US Capitol riot. He spoke to The Hollywood Reporter the following day about the experience. His coverage at critical moments such as the Capitol assault solidified him as a key figure in White House coverage. Alexander's experience in the White House and his ability to report on events of great importance have earned him the respect of his colleagues and the public. His departure leaves a void in the coverage of the White House.

"When I walked out yesterday, I put my mask on my face, my bag over my shoulder, I have my security guy with me and put my head down because, as a correspondent who covers the White House, we knew not to make eye contact with these folks who were, as they indicated, out to get folks," Alexander said. "As I marched through them, they were yelling 'stop the steal!, stop the f-ing steal!' and repeating this language that they have been marinating in from the president, and from different parts of the media universe".