# Alexandra Wallace > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alexandra_Wallace > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alexandra_Wallace.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Wallace > Source revision: 1345483351 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Alexandra Wallace** (born c. 1976)[1] is an American news media executive. Currently the Head of Media and Content at [Verizon Media](/source/Verizon_Media), she previously worked at [CBS News](/source/CBS_News) and [NBC News](/source/NBC_News). While at NBC News, she became the first woman to be in charge of the [*Today Show*](/source/Today_(American_TV_program)) in November 2012. ## Career Wallace graduated from [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University), where she majored in English literature.[citation needed] After college, she spent a year in [London](/source/London).[1] Wallace started her news career at [CBS News](/source/CBS_News)'s London bureau. With CBS, she worked on *[CBS Evening News](/source/CBS_Evening_News)* and [*48 Hours*](/source/48_Hours_(TV_program)), before working as a senior producer for *[The Early Show](/source/The_Early_Show)*.[2] After 17 years with CBS, Wallace joined [NBC News](/source/NBC_News) in March 2005 working on *[Weekend Today](/source/Weekend_Today)* as executive producer.[1][2] In June 2006, Wallace was promoted, becoming deputy to NBC News president [Steve Capus](/source/Steve_Capus) In spring 2007, she began working with [Brian Williams](/source/Brian_Williams) as executive producer on *[NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams](/source/NBC_Nightly_News_with_Brian_Williams)*. She was tasked with improving the show's loss of viewership to its rival [ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(United_States)) show *[World News with Charles Gibson](/source/World_News_with_Charles_Gibson)*.[1] In October 2012, Wallace transitioned from serving another stint as Capus's deputy to being executive producer for *[Rock Center with Brian Williams](/source/Rock_Center_with_Brian_Williams).*[3] In November 2012, Wallace was put in charge of [*Today*](/source/Today_(American_TV_program)) to try and reverse a ratings decline after the dismissal of former anchor [Ann Curry](/source/Ann_Curry). She became the first woman executive to run *Today*.[2][4] In 2014, Wallace took over running *[Meet the Press](/source/Meet_the_Press)* during a period of poor ratings with former anchor [David Gregory](/source/David_Gregory_(journalist)). By the time of her departure in July 2015, Wallace was deputy to NBC News president [Deborah Turness](/source/Deborah_Turness).[2] In 2020, in her role as head of media and content for [Verizon Media](/source/Verizon_Media), Wallace took operational control of *[HuffPost](/source/HuffPost)* after [Lydia Polgreen](/source/Lydia_Polgreen)'s resignation as editor-in-chief.[5] Wallace has won 11 [Emmy Awards](/source/Emmy_Awards), 2 [Dupont Awards](/source/Dupont_Awards), a [Gracie Award](/source/Gracie_Awards), a [Peabody Award](/source/Peabody_Award), as well as a [John Jay Award](/source/John_Jay_Award) for distinguished professional achievement from the Columbia College Alumni Association, for which she is a member of the board of directors. Wallace is a member of [The Council on Foreign Relations](/source/Council_on_Foreign_Relations) as well as a CUP board member.[citation needed] ## Personal life Wallace's husband is a private school administrator in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan); As of May 2007, they had two children, a son and a daughter, together.[1] ## References 1. Steinberg, Jacques (May 17, 2007). ["New Producer at 'Nightly News' Seeks to Regain NBC Dominance"](https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/arts/television/17wall.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved May 8, 2021. 1. Steinberg, Brian (July 24, 2015). ["Alex Wallace, One of NBC's Most Senior News Executives, Departs"](https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/alex-wallace-one-of-nbcs-most-senior-news-executives-departs-1201548287/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved May 8, 2021. 1. Guthrie, Marisa (November 12, 2012). ["'Today' Show Shakeup: Alexandra Wallace to Replace Jim Bell as Top Producer"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/alexandra-wallace-replace-jim-bell-today-show-389640/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved May 8, 2021. 1. Stelter, Brian (November 12, 2012). ["NBC Moves to Shake Up 'Today' Leadership"](https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/nbc-moves-to-shake-up-today-leadership/). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved May 8, 2021. 1. Lu, Denise; Huang, Jon; Seshagiri, Ashwin; Park, Haeyoun; Griggs, Troy (September 9, 2020). ["Faces of Power: 80% Are White, Even as U.S. Becomes More Diverse"](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/09/us/powerful-people-race-us.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved May 8, 2021. ## External links - [Biography at NBC Nightly News](https://archive.today/20130104035808/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17506618/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alexandra Wallace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Wallace) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Wallace?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.