{"id":231282,"date":"2026-03-28T19:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/where-is-peter-alexander-going-to-work-after-today-exit\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T19:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:32:56","slug":"where-is-peter-alexander-going-to-work-after-today-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/where-is-peter-alexander-going-to-work-after-today-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Is Peter Alexander Going to Work After Today Exit?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Saturday Today <\/i><\/a>cohost <b>Peter Alexander <\/b>is leaving the show after nearly eight years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019ve had the most incredible experience over 22 years with NBC News,\u201d Alexander said<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/peter-alexander-exits-saturday-today-after-decades-at-nbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"> during his final broadcast<\/span><\/a> in March 2026, announcing his surprising departure. \u201cI could not be more grateful for \u2026 the leaders and mentors here who have believed in me and given me more opportunities than I ever dreamed of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Alexander, who joined NBC News in 2004, began anchoring the weekend edition of <i>Today <\/i>in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to believe, but I have been part of the NBC family for longer than I\u2019ve had my own family,\u201d Alexander added upon his exit. \u201cStudio 1A, being right here, with this team and with all the folks you don\u2019t see on TV, this is literally my happy place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Keep scrolling to learn more about Alexander\u2019s <i>Today <\/i>exit and next steps:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Why Is Peter Alexander Leaving \u2018Today\u2019 After 2 Decades?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Peter Alexander said that he ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-most-dramatic-today-show-exits-over-the-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decided to leave NBC News<\/a> in order to spend more time with his wife, <b>Alison Starling<\/b>, and their two daughters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBecause I live in Washington [D.C.], it\u2019s also a trek,\u201d he said in March 2026. \u201c I\u2019ve been away from my home more than 80 nights in the last seven months, [and] more than 200 Friday nights away from my family in the last seven years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Alexander continued, \u201cSo, in this limited window before my daughters lose interest in hanging out with me [and] it\u2019s already happened quick, I\u2019m eager to carve out a better balance between my personal and professional lives. \u2026 I\u2019m excited because I was taught, \u2018Family first, the rest is details.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Alexander and Starling\u2019s daughters, Ava and Emma, were 12 and 10 at the time.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Where Is Peter Alexander Going to Work After NBC News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Peter Alexander has not announced his next endeavor, but did publicly reveal that he has no plans to step away from broadcast journalism anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c[I want] to challenge myself with something new,\u201d he said on <i>Saturday Today <\/i>in March 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Multiple outlets, including CNN and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2026-03-28\/peter-alexander-is-leaving-nbc-news-to-join-ms-now-as-anchor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Los Angeles Times<\/i><\/span><\/a>, have since reported that Alexander will join MS Now as an anchor and chief national reporter. (MS Now has not publicly revealed their next anchor.)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Peter Alexander\u2019s History at NBC<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Nathan Congleton\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Peter Alexander joined NBC in 2004, covering news for local affiliate stations. He joined the national broadcast in 2018, co-anchoring <i>Saturday Today <\/i>and serving as the network\u2019s White House Correspondent. Alexander was named the Chief White House Correspondent in 2021.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Peter Alexander\u2019s Wife Reacts to His NBC Exit<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Peter Alexander and Alison Starling, a former TV journalist, have been married since 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cYou make us so proud,\u201d Starling, who hosts her own \u201cLiving Well\u201d podcast, wrote via Instagram in March 2026 after Alexander announced his departure from NBC.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Peter Alexander\u2019s \u2018Today\u2019 Colleagues Address His Show Departure<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">After Peter Alexander announced his exit on <i>Saturday Today <\/i>in March 2026, cohost <b>Laura Jarrett <\/b>held back tears.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cPeter, we love you, we are going to miss you,\u201d Jarrett told Alexander during the show. \u201cWe have laughed so hard we want to cry with you, we have learned from you and we are not the only ones. You are a brilliant journalist. You are a good and decent man, and you are an extraordinary father. You only get one shot to be Ava and Emma\u2019s dad [and] 200 nights is a long time. They are lucky to have you as their father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Savannah Guthrie <\/b>and <b>Sheinelle Jones<\/b>, for their parts,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/peter-alexander-addresses-guthrie-family-tragedy-amid-nbc-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> sent their own best wishes<\/a> via Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cA great colleague, a better friend. We love you, Peter,\u201d Guthrie replied via Instagram comment, while Jones added, \u201cWe love you! I second Savannah \u2014 you\u2019re a rock star journalist \u2026 but you\u2019re also such a good friend and a light in the workplace. I\u2019ll certainly miss your Halloween showcases (Mrs Doubtfire &amp; Jimmy Buffett are my favorites <span class=\"s2\">\ud83e\udd70<\/span>) \u2026 but I\u2019ll be forever thankful that I got to spend part of my career with someone I\u2019ve admired since college!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/where-is-peter-alexander-going-to-work-after-today-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday Today cohost Peter Alexander is leaving the show after nearly eight years. \u201cI\u2019ve had the most incredible experience over 22 years with NBC News,\u201d Alexander said during his final broadcast in March 2026, announcing his surprising departure. \u201cI could not be more grateful for \u2026 the leaders and mentors here who have believed in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231282","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}