Alison Starling

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American journalist

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FieldValue
nameAlison Starling-Alexander
birth_date
educationUniversity of Florida
occupationNews anchor and journalist
employerWJLA-TV (August 2003 – November 22, 2023)
spousePeter Alexander (2012–present)
children2
parentsBruce and Dolores Starling
years_active1995–2023
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|name = Alison Starling-Alexander |birth_date = |birth_name = |birth_place = |education = University of Florida |occupation = News anchor and journalist |employer = WJLA-TV (August 2003 – November 22, 2023) |spouse = Peter Alexander (2012–present) |children = 2 |parents = Bruce and Dolores Starling |years_active = 1995–2023

Alison Starling-Alexander (born October 28, 1973) is an American former television news anchor and journalist. She was a co-anchor of WJLA-TV's weekday 4 PM and 5PM newscasts, and an anchor semi-regularly on the noon newscast. She stepped down from the station on November 22, 2023, citing a desire to spend more time with her family.

Early life

Starling is from Orlando, Florida. She is from a military family and spent part of her childhood in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area while her father worked for the Office of the United States Trade Representative. She later returned to DC to be a congressional intern. Per a DNA test she and her husband took, she is of mostly British and Irish descent. Starling graduated from University of Florida in 1995. She then earned a Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship from Rotary International to study in Tours, France for six months in 1995.

Career

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Early career

Starling career began at WDEF-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as a reporter and anchor. She then worked for three years at KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington, where she covered the Seattle earthquake.

WJLA-TV

Starling joined WJLA-TV in August 2003. One year later, she became co-anchor of Good Morning Washington (5-7AM) and ABC7 News at Noon. In 2005, Washingtonian named her one of the area's rising stars in local television news. On November 3, 2023, Starling announced that she would be stepping down from the station to focus more on spending time with her family. Her final newscast aired on November 22, 2023, the day before Thanksgiving.

Personal

Starling met NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander in 2001. In August 2011 they became engaged in France. They married Saturday April 21, 2012, atop the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

In February 2013, she announced her pregnancy, and shared that she was having a girl.

On December 11, 2014, The Washington Post noted that Starling was expecting the couple's second child. The couple is raising their children Jewish.

References

References

  1. Alison Starling. (12 June 2016). "So incredibly sad for my hometown.".
  2. (17 April 2008). "NEWSMAKER/Alison Starling – Local news, with a Gator's sparkle | Alexandria Times | Alexandria, VA".
  3. Starling, Alison. (May 22, 2013). "Alison Starling's baby: DNA ancestry test 23andME". [[WJLA]].
  4. (17 April 2008). "NEWSMAKER/Alison Starling – Local news, with a Gator's sparkle | Alexandria Times | Alexandria, VA".
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poP17uERCwg Alison Starling Interview At The Newseum
  6. [https://wtop.com/local/2023/11/after-20-years-with-7news-alison-starling-is-stepping-away-from-anchoring/ Kronzer, Jessica "After 20 years with 7News, Alison Starling is stepping away from anchoring" WTOP Radio, November 3, 2023.]
  7. Rogers, Winston. (2023-11-10). "Behind the legacy: A look back with longtime 7News Anchor Alison Starling".
  8. "Inside Media: Alison Starling & Peter Alexander".
  9. (2011-08-02). "Love, etc.: Alison Starling and Peter Alexander are engaged". [[The Washington Post]].
  10. (2012-04-25). "Love, etc.: Alison Starling and Peter Alexander wed". [[The Washington Post]].
  11. (2013-02-05). "Love, etc.: A baby for Alison Starling and Peter Alexander". [[The Washington Post]].
  12. http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/03/alison-starling-s-baby-leon-s-sweatpants-the-big-sonogram-and-it-s-a-girl--86039.html It's a Girl
  13. (2021-12-02). "WJLA news anchor Alison Starling is pregnant with her second child". [[The Washington Post]].
  14. Marx, Ben. (February 15, 2018). "NBC News' Peter Alexander on Cubs Fanaticism, Ballet, and His Proudest Moment as a Dad".

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