| Summary: | Television executive Marcellus Alexander was born on October 3, 1951 in Austin, Texas. In 1973, he graduated with his B.S. degree in speech and journalism from Texas State University. In 1982, Alexander was hired as a general sales manager at WRIF-FM, where he was promoted to vice president and general manager in 1984. Then, in 1986, Alexander helped organize an investor group that purchased WRIF, while also serving as chief operating officer of Silver Star Communications in Detroit. From 1987 to 1989, he worked as station manager and acting general manager of KYW-TV. From 1989 until 1999, Alexander served as vice president and general manager of WJZ-TV before returning to KYW as vice president and general manager. In 2002, Alexander was named executive vice president of television for the National Association of Broadcasters, and, in 2004, he was named president of the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation.
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