Peter Alexander Exits Weekend Today: Who's Next?

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Peter Alexander just announced he's stepping away from weekend today after 22 years in NBC News. He's chasing better work-life balance, tired of the grind traveling back and forth between Washington, D.C. and New York. He got real about it, saying he's missed more than 220 Friday nights with his wife and daughters. That constant hustle finally pushed him to prioritize family time over the anchor desk. Now fans and insiders are buzzing with guesses on who feels the spot. A TV insider poll has folks voting on favorites, and an online list of NBC vets is making the rounds, sparking all kinds of chatter. Joe Fryer tops a lot of those talks since he already fills in on weekends. Names like Savannah Sellers, Kaylee Hartung, Brian Chung, Gotti Schwartz, and Vicki Noen are floating too, each bringing their own strengths to the table. NBC has a name-bending frontrunners yet, so

1:00it's all speculation for now, but eyes are glued waiting to see who grabs that weekend slot next.