Reports out of New York say for ex-Seattle TV reporter Peter Alexander is leaving the Peacock behind because of being passed over anchor jobs. He is married to a former DC news anchor, Alison Starling.
He has the anchor look and has been a strong DC/White House reporter, but he was not going to be put ahead of Tom Llamas with his anchor expericnce at ABC. Jose Diaz-Belart and Hallie Jackson (who replaced Kate Snow) got the weekend anchor nods ahead of him. They had their own shows on the old MSNBC as well. Meanwhile, word that he will have a midday show on MSNOW (the old MSNBC) and replace Ana Cabrera.
I don't blame Alexander for wanting to move up to a weekday anchor job. He has put in the time as a reporter, and he has proven his anchor chops on Saturday Today. I wish him the best of luck as he takes up the gig of weekday anchor and chief national reporter at MSNOW, the old MSNBC.
ReplyDeleteAs for who will replace Alexander on Saturday Today, it remains to be seen. However, I reckon former KING reporter Joe Fryer could be in the running. He has been a regular contributor and third anchor on that program for a while now.
Good luck to Peter. He and Alison are very nice people.
ReplyDeleteAlison was a KIRO reporter long ago, prior to goong to DC.
ReplyDeleteI've always been a fan of Peter Alexander, even when he worked for Q13. What would be cool would be if he could do the Margaret Larson thing and come back to work in Seattle.
ReplyDeleteThat would be an interesting scenario.
DeleteOnly if MS Now blows up. He's unaffordable in today's environment at a Seattle station. He could go to News Nation and stay in NYC
DeleteYou make a very good point. He would command a high salary after two decades of network level expierence, and he would be well within his rights to do so. But that would likely make him too expensive for this market. Perhaps that is why former CBS Evening News anchor Jeff Glor hasn't been able to land an anchor job in his hometown of Buffalo, as he was reportidley trying to do in late 2024 and 2025. Glor's network expierence might make him too expensive for a local TV station. And the Buffalo market is a lot smaller than the Seattle market. If Seattle can't afford Alexander, theres no way Buffalo can afford Glor.
DeleteAs for MSNOW, as much as they are changing their programming lineup at the moment, they don't seem like they will be going away just yet. Morning Joe, Rachel Maddow, and the primetime lineup still draw in fair sized audiences. And, if Reddit forums are to be believed, there are a surprising number of people who will quite happily watch MSNOW for multiple hours at a time each day.