Blayne Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | Duke University (BA) |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Employer | NBC News |
| Spouse | James Bailey |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | 4x Emmy Award Nominee, Rising Star Award |
Blayne Alexander is an American television journalist. She is a correspondent for NBC's newsmagazine Dateline NBC and was previously an Atlanta-based correspondent for NBC News. [1]
Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Alexander graduated from Duke University, [2] and was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. [3]
From 2011 to 2017 Alexander worked at WXIA in Atlanta, Georgia, where she covered the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. [4]
In 2019 she worked at NBC as the network's Atlanta-based correspondent, where she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, [5] the United States racial unrest protests, [6] the 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia and 2022 Georgia state elections, [7] [8] and the Georgia election racketeering prosecution indictment of former President Trump in Georgia. [9]
In 2024, Alexander was named a Dateline NBC correspondent, following time off for maternity leave. [10]
She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. [3]
Alexander has been honored by the Atlanta Press Club and the Gracie Awards. [3] [11]
Alexander is married to James Bailey, and they have two daughters together. [12] [13]