Alex Witt

Witt joined MSNBC in January 1999 and has also anchored several MSNBC telecasts including “Morning Line,” “Morning Blend,” “Home Page,” and “MSNBC Adventurer”. Witt substitute anchors weekday primetime telecasts including “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” and “Scarborough Country”. Witt anchored a week of primetime shows in the wake of the Asian Tsunami in 2004, and has covered a variety of stories including the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, the California gubernatorial election electing Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003, the terror attacks on America on September 11, and the war on terrorism in the Middle East.

Witt joined NBC after reporting for WNYW-TV in New York City from 1996-98, where she covered stories throughout the New York metropolitan area.

In California, Witt was an anchor and reporter from 1990-92 at KCBS-TV, covering the news in central California, south of San Francisco and north of San Luis Obispo. Previously, she worked behind the scenes in Los Angeles newsrooms including KCBS-TV, KNBC-TV, KABC-TV and as a field producer in the Burbank bureau for NBC News’ Today.

Witt graduated from the University of Southern California, majoring in journalism, and from the prestigious Marlborough School for Girls in Los Angeles.