Peter Alexander Leaves NBC, Prioritizes Family

0:00It's March 30th. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, where the headlines shine, powered by AI, Peter Alexander, the anchor for Saturday today on NBC, just announced he's stepping down after eight years on the show, and 22 years with the network overall. He shared the news during a March 2026 broadcast, saying he's grateful for the opportunities but ready for a change. Living in Washington, D.C., meant a lot of travel for those early Saturday gigs, with him away more than 80 nights in the last seven months alone, and over 200 Friday nights from his family in the past seven years. That grind finally tipped the scale to her prioritizing home life. Colleagues like co-host Laura Jarrett got emotional, telling him they love him, will miss him, and have laughed and learned so much together. Alexander's been a key voice at NBC since joining his White House correspondent back in 2012. He's married to fellow journalist Alison Starling, since April 2012, they met in 2001 and

1:03have two young daughters, Ava and Emma. Missing time with them became the main push for this move. Alexander's pumped to balance work and family better now, especially before his girls' outgrow dad hangouts, living by that family first motto, while. Eyeing new challenges ahead.