Blayne Alexander is an award-winning correspondent who is a former anchor for 11Alive News which is affiliated to NBC News. People would have been able to watch her on 11Alive anchoring on Saturday and Sunday mornings beginning at 9 AM. Afterward, in 2017, she joined the NBC News channel and started anchoring for different platforms on NBC News.
Alexander is also nominated for four Emmy’s and has traveled over different countries to cover some of the most significant events in a recent story.
Quick Facts and Information on Blayne Alexander
| Full Name / Real Name | Blayne Alexander |
| Birthday / Date of Birth | 9th July 1986 |
| Age | 34-year-old |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Born Country | USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Current Residence | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Ethnicity | African-American |
| Profession | Reporter |
| Education | Duke University |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband | James Bailey |
| Children | None |
| Social Media | Instagram(6K+ Followers)
Twitter(17K+ Followers) |
| Net Worth | $1.2 Million |
Blayne Alexander Bio: Age, Birthday, Parents
Born on 9th July 1986 to her parents in Oklahoma, Blayne Alexander is 34 years old. Her parents raised Blayne in Edmond which lies in Oklahoma and she currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Talking about her parents, Blayne is really close to both her father and her mother. Alexander has not revealed her parent’s name on any of her platforms as she doesn’t want any kind of media attention to follow them. As told by Blayne, she has been taken care of by her father as an angel. Furthermore, she also thinks her father is overprotective when it comes to her; however, the love she gets from her father is immeasurable.
Similarly, Blayne shares an equal amount of lover for her mother, Anita Bridges. Blayne, who is the only child of her parents, expressed her love for her mother on the occasion of Mother’s day 2020. She took to Instagram sharing a beautiful picture with her mother and complimented her for being amazing! She wrote,
Being your “twin” is the greatest compliment…because all I want is to be half as amazing as you!
Alexander is 5 feet and 7 inches (170cm) tall, and currently, she weighs around 65 kg (143lbs. in pounds). Since Blayne’s birthday falls in July, her zodiac sign is Cancer. In addition, Alexander is of African descent; hence making her ethnicity Afro-American. Blayne was born in the USA and holds the nationality of American. Blayne is a gorgeous woman who has straight black hair and dark eye color. She prefers to be called by her surname rather than her first name.
Blayne Alexander Education
Blayne was a passionate woman who loved history at a very early age. Furthermore, her classmate with her in school used to discuss different historical events. After finishing her school, Blayne attended Duke University in 2002 and graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree in history in 2006.
Blayne Alexander Career /NBC
In 2019, Alexander was appointed Atlanta-based correspondent by NBC News and started reporting for NBC Nightly News alongside Lester Holt. She has also been reporting news on different other platforms of NBC News including Today and MSNBC. Earlier, Alexander was a Washington, D.C.-based journalist for 11alive News, the branch service for NBC News.
Alexander spent six years as a correspondent and anchor for 11Alive News before entering NBC News Channel in February 2017. Besides reporting on weekend mornings, Blayne used to shoot and edit her own stories periodically.
Blayne is a four-time Emmy Award nominee who has traveled over the different country to cover some of the essential news narratives, including her excursions to Ferguson, her travel to Missouri to report on the aftermath of the shooting death of Michael Brown. Alexander also reported the rallies in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray and spent days in Houston covering the city’s deadly floods in 2015.
In 2016, Blayne employed herself for nearly four weeks in Rio de Janeiro, presenting exclusive live coverage of the Summer Olympic Games for WXIA-TV. Blayne’s other major tasks involve covering the Inauguration of former President Barack Obama in 2009 and 2013 twice. Blayne has also reported from Selma during the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Additionally, Blayne has also interviewed Congressman John Lewis in Washington, D.C. during the grand opening celebration for the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
She has recently on 14th September 2020 covered the news on Walker, who was brutally beaten by two white police officers showing the live coverage of people; protesting for ‘Black Lives Matters.’
Blayne Alexander Husband/Married Life/ Wedding
Blayne Alexander, the beautiful anchor, is a married woman, She got married to her now-husband James Bailey on October 8, 2016.
Alexander met James in 2011 in Atlanta. Eventually, in December 2015, James arranged a surprise proposal. James was a public speaker, and on the day, James was planning to purposely tell Blayne that he was hired to speak at a workshop.
He and his friend planned this with all the fake arrangements. As the moment went by, at sunset, James finally with a ring in hand dropped on his knees and proposed Alexander to spend the rest of her life with him as husband and wife.
Blayne was utterly astonished and replied with a yes; getting engaged with James. To this day, Blayne and James are a happily married couple. She and her husband have been married for four years, however, they are yet to start a family of their own.
Blayne Alexander Salary, Net Worth
Alexander has been reporting news on different channels for more than 12 years. Her experience has brought her huge success. She is currently earning $30,000 a month. Considering her present account balance and her future salary, Blayne is estimated to have a net worth of $1.2 million.
Blayne Alexander Social Media
Blayne is very active in her twitter account. Furthermore, Alexander has more than 15 thousand followers on her Twitter account. She mostly tweets about her live coverage on NBC News and other news. She also has an Instagram account, where she posts about her personal life.
