Biography
Alex is best known for reaching national television status as an Emmy-nominated multimedia journalist for NBC's premiere entertainment news program, Access Hollywood. She has since become the Founder/CEO of her own production company, HybridHouse Productions, as well as her transformational coaching + conscious consumerism platform, spurr. Through spurr, Alex works with one-on-one and group coaching clients, leads workshops, and offers online courses. Alex is also a public speaker, actor, and upcoming author.
As an actor, Alex graduated from the nation's premiere Meisner method school, The Baron Brown Studio in Los Angeles. She also trained in the Vanderbilt University theater program and has been involved in a number of short films, television series, and commercial work.
In addition to regularly appearing on Access Hollywood and Access Hollywood Live, Alex served a diverse audience of more than 2 million followers across all Access Hollywood social media platforms-- writing, producing, and reporting on camera. She has also hosted multi-day events like Chase Sapphire's Sundance Film Festival experience, served as the red carpet/backstage host for the first-ever livestream of the James Beard Foundation Awards, and even fronts a virtual reality series for NextVR.
Her red carpet, set visit, and junket interview experience is extensive-- including memorable chats with Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Justin Bieber, Morgan Freeman, Reese Witherspoon, John Travolta, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jennifer Lawrence, Ryan Gosling, Ellen DeGeneres, Justin Timberlake, Will Smith, Chris Pratt, Chris Pine, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Aniston, Pharrell Williams, Lin Manuel Miranda, Ava DuVernay, Sir Elton John, Vin Diesel, Kate Hudson, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Emma Watson, Kevin Hart, P!nk, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Garner, Gary Oldman, Zendaya, Jessica Chastain, Jamie Foxx, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Rashida Jones, the cast of Game of Thrones, the cast of This Is Us... and the list goes on. And by "interviewed" we mean way more than your average sit-down... Alex has thumb-wrestled The Rock multiple times and snack-challenged Chris Pratt, to give you an idea. Alex's ability to cover hard news as well has allowed her to report from events such as the 2016 Presidential Debates, the settling of Prince's estate, and a number of other high-profile legal cases. Prior to joining the Access Hollywood team, Alex worked as an editorial producer and news anchor for COMPLEX News, the online convergence culture hub of COMPLEX Magazine. With an audience of over 1 million YouTube subscribers and over 50 million monthly viewers, she created content that was entertaining, informative, and up-to-date for her worldwide fans. After working as a production assistant at KSDK NewsChannel 5, Alex moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and got her start in entertainment journalism as a reporter and producer for BlackTree Media, one of the longest-running creators of online urban entertainment content. Alex served as the original host of BlackTree on TV, the outlet's inaugural primetime entertainment show reaching millions in markets including Chicago and NYC.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Alex believes in Midwest manners, good BBQ, and Cardinals baseball. She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, ranked as one of the Top 15 colleges in the country. Alex graduated with a bachelor's degree in "Media & Society," a program that she designed herself in order to pursue more in-depth coursework in human behavior, media, and business. While in college she perfected her multitasking skills by performing as a 4-year SEC cheerleader, serving as a founding Vice President of the Zeta Tau Alpha chapter at Vandy, and working as a peer mentor.
Alex is an independently rising influencer on all major social media platforms thanks to her rapidly growing and highly engaged audience. In her 'free time' Alex is actively involved in her church, loves to travel, and has become a stage mom for her pug, Busy.
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