Rachel Maddow
American television news host and political commentator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rachel Anne Maddow (/ˈmædoʊ/ ⓘ, MAD-oh; born April 1, 1973) is an American television news program host and liberal political commentator.[1][2][3][4] Maddow hosts The Rachel Maddow Show, a weekly television show on MSNBC, and serves as the cable network's special event co-anchor.[5] Her syndicated talk radio program of the same name aired on Air America Radio from 2005 to 2010.
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Born | Rachel Anne Maddow (1973-04-01) April 1, 1973 (age 51) |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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Television | The Rachel Maddow Show |
Partner | Susan Mikula (1999–present) |
Website | Rachel Maddow Official Website |
Maddow has received multiple Emmy Awards for her broadcasting work and in 2021 received a Grammy Award for the audiobook version of Blowout (2019).
Maddow holds a bachelor's degree in public policy from Stanford University and a doctorate in political science from the University of Oxford and is the first openly lesbian anchor to host a major prime-time news program in the United States.[6][7][8]