Alison Starling
Alison Starling-Alexander is an American television news anchor and journalist. She is a co-anchor of WJLA-TV's weekday 4 PM, 5PM and 11PM newscasts.
Alison Starling-Alexander | |
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| Born | Alison Loll Starling October 28, 1973 |
| Education | University of Florida |
| Occupation | News anchor and journalist |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Employer | WJLA-TV |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Alexander (2012–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Bruce and Dolores Starling |
Early life
Starling is from Orlando, Florida.[1] 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.[2]
Starling graduated from University of Florida in 1995. She then earned earned a Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship from Rotary International to study in Tours, France for six months in 1995.[3]
Career
Early career
Starling career began at WDEF-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as a reporter and anchor. She then worked for three years [4] at KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington, where she covered the Seattle earthquake.
Current
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.
She was previously the co-anchor of the early morning program Good Morning Washington.
Personal
Starling met NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander in 2001.[5] In August 2011 they became engaged in France.[6] They married Saturday April 21, 2012, atop the Newseum in Washington, DC.[7]
In February 2013 she announced her pregnancy,[8] and shared that she was having a girl.[9]
On December 11, 2014, the Washington Post noted that Starling was expecting the couple's second child.[10]
References
- Alison Starling [@AlisonStarling7] (12 June 2016). "So incredibly sad for my hometown" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- http://alextimes.com/2008/04/newsmakeralison-starling-local-news-with-a-gators
- http://alextimes.com/2008/04/newsmakeralison-starling-local-news-with-a-gators/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poP17uERCwg Alison Starling Interview At The Newseum
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poP17uERCwg
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/love-etc-alison-starling-and-peter-alexander-are-engaged/2011/08/01/gIQA5QNZoI_blog.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/love-etc-alison-starling-and-peter-alexander-wed/2012/04/25/gIQAVCxBhT_blog.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/love-etc-a-baby-for-alison-starling-and-peter-alexander/2013/02/05/109b342c-6fe6-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_blog.html
- 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
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2014/12/11/wjla-news-anchor-alison-starling-is-pregnant-with-her-second-child/?postshare=7931418325693344