Blayne Alexander (journalist)

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Blayne Alexander
Born
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NationalityAfrican American
Education Duke University (BA)
Years active2009–present
Employer NBC News
SpouseJames Bailey
Children2
Awards4x 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]

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Early life and education

Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Alexander attended Duke University and was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She then graduated with a bachelor's degree in arts and history. [2]

Career

Alexander started working as a desk assistant at NBC News' Washington Bureau in 2008 where she was a field producer for MSNBC Live coordinating live shots from Capitol Hill and later served as a production assistant for NBC Nightly News. During the 2008 election, she helped produce several special projects, including a post-debate focus group with Ann Curry, results of election stats from Charlotte, North Carolina, and most notably, President Barack Obama's inauguration from the US Capitol. Alexander also wrote and produced articles and news stories for msnbc.com.[ citation needed ]

She then began her career in reporting when she joined WRDW News 12 in Augusta, Georgia in 2009 as a fill-in anchor, multimedia journalist, and general assignment reporter. She covered many stories and among them was education it would soon become her beat.[ citation needed ]

She left in 2011 and joined WXIA in Atlanta, Georgia and spent 6 years as a reporter/anchor covering major stories for WXIA and TEGNA stations nationwide including the Killing of Michael Brown, the 2015 Baltimore protests after the Killing of Freddie Gray, and the deadly floods in Houston, Texas in 2015. She also covered the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil providing exclusive local coverage of the games. [3]

She then returned to NBC News in 2017 joining its news channel affiliate in Washington, D.C. as a Washington-based correspondent providing daily reports in politics on all NBC stations across the country. Then her big break came in 2019, when NBC promoted her to be the network's Atlanta-based correspondent on all platforms of NBC News and would go on to cover major stories, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States racial unrest protests, the 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia and 2022 Georgia state elections and the Georgia election racketeering prosecution indictment of former President Trump in Georgia. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

In 2024, Alexander was named a Dateline correspondent (having been a fan of the show since she was young) after a few months off from maternity leave. [9]

Awards and recognition

Alexander received many awards throughout her broadcast career. She was honored by the National Association of Black Journalists, including the Atlanta Press Club and Gracie Awards. [10] [11]

Personal life

Alexander is married to her husband James Bailey, and they have two daughters together. [12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ Alter, Ethan (February 28, 2025). "5 questions for... Blayne Alexander". Adweek.
  2. ↑ "NBC's 'Dateline' adds Blayne Alexander to its true crime crew". Los Angeles Times. 8 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Behind the Scenes: 'Today' in Rio". 11Alive News. August 4, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Alexander, Blayne (June 14, 2020). "Coronavirus pandemic is making America's food deserts worse". NBC News. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Alexander, Blayne (June 1, 2020). "George Floyd protestors echo same hope for progress as protests from years before". NBC News. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Alexander, Blayne (November 13, 2020). "Stacey Abrams details her efforts to boost Georgia voter turnout". NBC News. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Alexander, Blayne (November 8, 2022). "36 critical governor's seats up for election". NBC News. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ Alexander, Blayne (August 15, 2023). "Trump indicted in Georgia in fourth criminal investigation". NBC News. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ Kaplan, Anna (October 8, 2024). "Blayne Alexander named new 'Dateline' correspondent". TODAY. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Antonia Hylton in conversation with Blayne Alexander - Madness | Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024". A Cappella Books. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Commencement Speakers". Agnes Scott College website. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Dawn, Randee. "NBC's Blayne Alexander, husband Jay Bailey welcome baby girl". TODAY. July 5, 2021.
  13. ↑ Colosi, Rosie. "Blayne Alexander joins 'Dateline' after having baby no. 2". TODAY. October 9, 2024.
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