Alexander initially worked for the BBC at Pebble Mill for BBC Radio 4 (where she worked on You and Yours, Checkpoint and Woman's Hour).
Alexander, one of the Midlands' most popular and recognisable television faces, retired after presenting her last news bulletin on Midlands Todays lunchtime news on 30 October 2012, and the next evening appeared on air for the last time to receive her colleagues' congratulations [REF].