Peter Alexander

Peter Alexander is an NBC News correspondent based in Los Angeles. His reports appear on “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,” “Today,” and MSNBC.

Since joining the network in 2004, Alexander has covered numerous international and domestic stories, including breaking news events. During the summer of 2007, Alexander filed reports from both Afghanistan and Cuba. In 2006, he reported live from northern Israel during the deadly conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. In 2005, Alexander reported from Iraq, covering the aftermath of the country's historic election and the deadliest single suicide attack since the start of the war. In 2004, Alexander was the only American journalist to interview Cuban President Fidel Castro as Hurricane Ivan pounded the country’s western coast.

Additionally, Alexander covered the tragic campus shooting at Virginia Tech, the deadly tsunami in Indonesia, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricanes Frances and Wilma and the Esperanza wildfire that killed five firefighters near Palm Springs, Calif. Alexander has substitute anchored the weekend editions of "NBC Nightly News" and "Today."

In 2006, Alexander gave viewers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the killer whales at SeaWorld San Diego, becoming the first journalist in 21 years to train in the pool with the eight thousand-pound Shamu.

Before joining NBC News, Alexander worked as the lead reporter and substitute anchor for the weeknight evening newscasts at KCPQ-TV, the Fox affiliate in Seattle, Wash. He also co-anchored the station’s morning and weekend newscasts. While at KCPQ-TV, Alexander reported live from onboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln as it returned from the Persian Gulf. He interviewed numerous newsmakers, including presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, Sen. Joe Lieberman and Gov. Gary Locke. During the 2000 presidential campaign and election, Alexander interviewed President George W. Bush, former Vice President Al Gore and Sen. John McCain. Alexander’s celebrity interviews include actress Angelina Jolie, Olympic Gold Medalist Apolo Ohno and author Stephen King.

Prior to working at KCPQ-TV, Alexander served as the weekend anchor and weekday reporter for KHQ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Spokane, Wash. He began his career with WKYT-TV, the CBS affiliate in Lexington, Ky.

Alexander has also received several awards for his investigative reporting. He shared an Edward R. Murrow Award for continuing coverage of Spokane’s serial killer investigation, breaking several stories and discovering leads in the police investigation. The Kentucky Associated Press awarded Alexander with First Place for Enterprise/Investigative Reporting for his story titled, “Sharing Deadly Information.” Alexander’s reporting led to a change in the state of Kentucky’s policy regarding fire building codes and how policy information is communicated to the emergency personnel. He received an Emmy for Feature Reporting in 2001. Alexander has also been recognized by the Radio-Television News Directors Association and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Alexander graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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