Alex Witt

Alex Witt anchors "MSNBC Reports with Alex Witt" and is a correspondent for NBC News. Since joining the networks in 1999, the former "MSNBC Live" and "Morning Joe First Look" host has broadcast across daytime and primetime platforms. Witt has anchored more hours on MSNBC than any other anchor in the history of the network and reported from the field during presidential campaigns and overseas. In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, she broadcast from the World Trade Center. She continues to follow the unrest in Ukraine and the refugee crisis, as well as Capitol Hill and presidential politics.

Over the years, Witt hosted the series "MSNBC Adventurer" as well as a series of primetime special broadcasts in the wake of the Asian tsunami. She broadcast live from Windsor, England covering the 2005 wedding of Prince Charles to Camilla Parker Bowles, and from London outside Kensington Palace for commemorations marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in 2007. Witt has also contributed to "NBC Nightly News" reporting for the highly acclaimed “Making a Difference” series and worked as a consultant on Aaron Sorkin's HBO series "The Newsroom."

Witt joined NBC after reporting for WNYW-TV in New York City where she covered stories throughout the New York metropolitan area. Prior to that, Witt spent her career anchoring, reporting and producing for various stations in California, including as a field producer in the Burbank bureau for NBC News’ "Today."

Witt is passionate about equality for women, education and environmental issues, and gun control. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California.