Monica Alba

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Monica Alba
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 38)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Education University of Southern California
OccupationJournalist
Employer NBC News
SpouseDan Merica
Children1
Website monicaalba.com

Monica Alba (born August 25, 1987) [1] is an American broadcast journalist. She is a White House correspondent and producer at NBC News based in Washington, D.C. She joined in August 2012 and held several different roles, including news associate, producer, and political reporter. Before rejoining NBC (which she was part of from 2005-2008), she worked as a filmmaker for three years at Home Court in New York. [2]

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Early life and education

Alba was born and raised in San Jose, California. [3] Her family is from Mexico City. [4] She became interested in journalism in high school, writing some articles for the school paper. [1] She and attended the University of Southern California, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism. While at USC, she was a member of the Latino Honor Society. She then developed her skills as a filmmaker, joining Columbia University where she earned an MS in documentary filmmaking. [3]

Career

She first joined NBC as an associate producer and reporter. She then left to work at Chain Camera Pictures and then joined the USC Annenberg Center as a research associate. She returned to NBC News as a Latino intern reporter in 2012. She worked her way through many positions until landing her big role as a White House correspondent for NBC News and covers the news based out of Washington, D.C., on presidential administrations, politics, campaigns, and press briefings. [5]

As of 2025, Alba continues to work as a White House correspondent. [6]

Personal life

Alba married Dan Merica, who is also a political reporter, in July 2019. [1] [7] In 2021, Alba announced she was pregnant with her first child. [8] Her son was born in February 2022. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Monica Alba, NBC News political reporter". POLITICO. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  2. ↑ "NBC News Author Monica Alba". NBC News.
  3. 1 2 "ABOUT". Monica Alba.
  4. 1 2 Campoamor, Danielle (2022). "NBC News' Monica Alba welcomes baby boy with a meaningful family name".
  5. ↑ "Inside a White House Press Briefing". NBCU Academy. March 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Huston, Caitlin (2025-01-13). "NBC News Unveils White House, Capitol Hill Correspondents Amid Trump Transition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  7. ↑ "Monica Alba, Dan Merica (Published 2019)". The New York Times . 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  8. ↑ Breen, Kerry (September 24, 2021). "NBC News' Monica Alba announces she is pregnant". TODAY.
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