Alexandra Wallace

Wallace was first named Vice President of NBC News in January 2006. In that capacity, she has overseen a number of areas in the News Division, including NBC Special Reports, newsgathering and executive oversight of "NBC Nightly News."

Prior to being named Vice President, NBC News, Wallace served as executive producer of "Weekend Today" and senior producer of "Today" beginning in March 2005. Under her direction, "Weekend Today" provided extensive coverage of major news events including Hurricane Katrina and the death of Pope John Paul II. During her time as executive producer, "Weekend Today" ratings remained dominant and "Saturday Today" was No. 1 across the board.

Wallace came to NBC News from CBS News where she was a senior broadcast producer for CBS' "The Early Show" starting in May 2000. Before that, she was a senior producer for both "The Early Show" and "CBS This Morning." From 1996 to 1998, Wallace was producer for the "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather." From 1990 to 1996, Wallace served as an associate producer for "CBS This Morning," "48 Hours" and the CBS foreign desk. She began her network career at the CBS News London bureau.

She has been honored with six News and Documentary Emmy awards.

Alexandra Wallace served as executive producer of "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" in March 2007 through December 2008. Her appointment made Wallace the first woman to lead a weeknight network evening newscast in a decade, and she becomes one of a small group of women to serve in the top post of a Big Three daily newscast.

Wallace graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Columbia University and lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

NBC News, Winter 2007

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