NBC News correspondent Blayne Alexander has been named the newest correspondent for “Dateline.”
Alexander returned from maternity go away to make the announcement stay on TODAY on Oct. 8.
“Blayne Alexander is an outstanding journalist who brings depth and perspective to every story she tells. Her ability to navigate complex topics has been evident throughout her career,” the present’s senior government producer Liz Cole and government producer Paul Ryan stated in a press release. “We’re thrilled to officially welcome her to the ‘Dateline’ family.”
Alexander joins anchor Lester Holt and correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy on the No. 1 most-watched newsmagazine and true-crime franchise on TV, with over 128.1 million complete viewers, in keeping with Nielsen.
Alexander joined NBC in 2017 as a Washington-based correspondent for NBC News Channel, the affiliate service for NBC News, in keeping with her LinkedIn web page.
She turned an Atlanta-based correspondent for NBC News in 2019, and has reported on the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 elections and the nationwide protests round racial injustice in 2020, in keeping with her website.
The four-time Emmy Award nominee has reported from the White House and Wimbledon, as nicely as a number of continents, throughout her profession.
Alexander, a local of Oklahoma City, graduated from Duke University and reported for two native information stations in Georgia earlier than beginning at NBC.
Alexander lives in Atlanta along with her husband, James Bailey, and their two daughters, Sage Milan, 3, and Skylar Alexander, born earlier this 12 months.
“Our sweet girl is here and she’s absolutely perfect. Welcome to the world, Skylar (Skye) Alexander Bailey,” she wrote in the caption of a June Instagram post. “As your Daddy says: for you, the SKYE isn’t the limit…it’s just the beginning.”
Alexander informed TODAY in 2021 her older daughter was born on July 1 of that 12 months and weighed 8 kilos, 7 ounces.
The identify Sage embodies traits the couple would really like their daughter to characterize in the world: knowledge, discernment and a relaxing, soothing spirit, Alexander stated, and her center identify comes from a mashup of each of her grandmothers’ names: Jay’s mom, Millie, and Blayne’s mom, Annita.
The journalist went on maternity go away in May and returned on Oct. 7. She mirrored on the time she spent along with her new household of 4 in an Instagram post on Oct. 6.
“The journey from parent of 1 to parent of 2 is *quite* the adjustment. So it’s been such a joy to retreat into a cocoon with my family as we try to figure it all out — all while savoring the many beautiful moments in between,” she wrote. “Making them a priority — *is* my priority — and I’m so fortunate to be able to take time away from work to do so.”
But the correspondent was nonetheless desperate to get again to work.
“I’m equally grateful to be returning -‘tomorrow! — to a career I love and truly some of the best colleagues around,” she stated.
