After more than two decades at NBC News, Peter Alexander (Medill ’98) will join MS NOW with his new show, “State of Play with Peter Alexander,” debuting Monday and airing weekdays at 11 a.m. E.T. The Daily: How did your time at Medill, both inside and outside the classroom, prepare you for the career that you have pursued? Alexander: I owe so many of my experiences now, pretty much all of it, to the opportunities that I got at Medill. And that is not just an honor; it’s really a privilege and, as you say, a responsibility. And I promise, before every story I go to, I’m going to read a little bit more than the next guy, I’m going to make an extra call to try to break a story than the next guy.