Overview
- The new hour, State of Play with Peter Alexander, debuts Monday, Aug. 10 and will air weekdays at 11 a.m. ET from Washington with Sandi Cohen as executive producer.
- MS NOW named Alexander its chief national reporter and breaking news anchor, expanding his duties beyond the weekday hour to lead high-profile political coverage.
- Alexander left NBC News in March after 22 years and his hire is one of several marquee recruitments as MS NOW builds an in-house reporting operation under parent company Versant.
- Antonia Hylton, who has been anchoring the 11 a.m. hour over the summer, will move to a new program to be announced by the network.
- Executives say the move is meant to deepen original reporting and position MS NOW as a central outlet for the 2028 election cycle while allowing Alexander to contribute to sports and lifestyle programming across Versant properties.