Rachel Maddow

Birth Name:

Rachel Anne Maddow

Birth Place:

Castro Valley, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Director, Writer, Producer

The Rachel Maddow Show had the most successful launch in MSNBC history when it debuted in September 2008
The Rachel Maddow Show was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information and received a GLAAD award in 2010
She is the first openly gay person to host a primetime network news show
Was awarded the Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award by The Interfaith Alliance in 2010
Attended Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship and received a doctorate in Political Science
Graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy
Got her start in radio, including WRNX in Holyoke, Massachusetts and WRSI in Northampton, Massachusetts
Quote: "I'm the unlikely cable news host․ But before that I was the unlikely Rhodes scholar․․․who got into Stanford․․․You can always cast yourself as unlikely when you're fundamentally alienated in your worldview․ It's a healthy approach for a commentator․"
Best known as the host of "The Rachel Maddow Show" on both TV and radio
Keith Olbermann was a huge proponent of her getting her own news show after she hosted his "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" with great success while he was on vacation

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