Peter Alexander announces departure from Saturday Today

Peter Alexander is leaving NBC News after 22 years at the network, which includes his longtime role as co-host of “Saturday TODAY.”Alexander, 49, announced his departure on the air Saturday, sharing that he wants to spend more time with his two daughters and “challenge himself with something new.”

Peter Alexander is leaving NBC News after 22 years at the network, which includes his longtime role as co-host of “Saturday TODAY.”

Alexander, 49, announced his departure on the air Saturday, sharing that he wants to spend more time with his two daughters and “challenge himself with something new.” Alexander, his wife, Alison Starling, and their daughters, Ava, 12, and Emma, 10, are based in Washington, D.C., while “Saturday TODAY” broadcasts from 30 Rock’s Studio 1A in New York City.

“I’ve been away from home more than 80 nights in the last seven months. More than 200 Friday nights away from my family in the last seven years,” Alexander said. “So, in this limited window before my daughters lose interest in hanging out with me ... I’m eager to carve out a better balance between my personal and professional lives.”

Peter Alexander announces departure from NBC News

Alexander joined “Saturday TODAY” in October 2018, and in 2021, he was named NBC’s co-chief White House correspondent alongside Kristen Welker. Alexander and Welker then together hosted “Saturday TODAY” for three years, from 2020 to 2023, until Welker succeeded Chuck Todd as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press.”