Alison Starling
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Awards and Contributions
In 2009, Alison Starling was named Big Sister of the Year for the National Capital Region, recognizing her mentorship and service through Big Brothers Big Sisters. She has actively participated in numerous charitable events, supporting organizations such as the National Foundation for Cancer Research, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and breast cancer research initiatives.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 28 Oct, 1973
- Age
- 46 yrs
- Occupations
- Journalist
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- Citizenship
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Florida
- Gender
- Female
- Description
- American journalist
- Spouse
- Peter Alexander [M. 2012]
- Net Worth 2021
- 5 million
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Starling is a multiple Emmy Award-winning journalist. In 2012, she received Emmys for Best Anchor and for Continuing Coverage of the 2011 East Coast Earthquake. In addition to her anchoring duties, she co-hosted Politico.com's "Playback" video segment, which featured excerpts from late-night talk shows commenting on political developments. In 2013, she was voted a favorite local news anchor by readers of Washingtonian magazine.
Departure from WJLA and Later Work
After 20 years at WJLA-TV and 26 years as a broadcast journalist, Starling stepped away from the anchor desk in November 2023, citing a desire to spend more time with her family. She has since become co-creator and host of the podcast Living Well with Alison Starling.
Personal Life
Alison met Peter Alexander, an NBC News correspondent, in 2001 while working in Seattle. The couple began dating years later after Peter relocated to Washington, D.C., in 2009. They became engaged in August 2011 while in France and were married on April 21, 2012, atop the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
They have two daughters: Ava Starling Alexander, born in 2013, and Emma Pink Alexander, born in 2015. The family resides in Northern Virginia. Together, Alison and Peter maintain a notable presence in national media and are estimated to have a combined net worth in the millions, with an approximate annual household income of $400,000.
