- American television host, political commentator, and author
| Real name: | Rachel Anne Maddow |
Rachel Maddow Height
| | How tall is Rachel Maddow? | 180 cm / 5 ft 11 in | | Born: | 01 April 1973 Comment | | How old is Rachel Maddow in 2024? / Age: | 51 years
| | Where was Rachel Maddow born? | Castro Valley, California, US | | Zodiac sign: | Aries |
Rachel Maddow Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Rachel Maddow worth? | $20,000,000
| | Nationality: | American | | Hair color: | Brown | | Eyes color: | Brown |
Who is Rachel Maddow? / Facts
- Work - She hosts a nightly television show, The Rachel Maddow Show, on MSNBC. Her syndicated talk radio program of the same name aired on Air America Radio
- Education - She holds a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford
- First hosting job - She started her career as a co-host for ‘The Dave in the morning show’, at WRNX radio, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1999
- Radio career - She worked as host for ‘Big Breakfast’ until 2004, then joined the radio network ‘Air America’, hosting a program called ‘Unfiltered’ till 2005. Then, until 2010, she hosted the Rachel Maddow show for Air America, a two-hour show of political interviews and commentary, which made her famous
- TV career - She became a regular panelist on the MSNBC show Tucker in 2006, and also a guest on CNN's Paula Zahn Now and a correspondent for The Advocate Newsmagazine. In 2008, Maddow became an MSNBC political analyst and was a regular panelist on MSNBC's Race for the White House, as well as a frequent contributor on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. In 2008, Maddow was the substitute host for Countdown with Keith Olbermann, her first time hosting a program on MSNBC. Keith Olbermann complimented her work, and she was brought back to host Countdown the next month. The show she hosted was the highest-rated news program among people aged 25 to 54. Maddow also filled in for David Gregory as host of Race for the White House. In 2008, The Rachel Maddow Show replaced Verdict with Dan Abrams in the network's 9 p.m. Following its debut, the show topped Countdown as the highest-rated show on MSNBC on several occasions. After being on air for more than a month, Maddow's program doubled the audience that hour
- Awards - Emmy award, GLAAD Media award and a Gracie award
- Book - She is the author of ‘Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power’
- Political views - Asked about her political views by the Valley Advocate, Maddow replied, "I'm undoubtedly a liberal, which means that I'm in almost total agreement with the Eisenhower-era Republican party platform"
- Trivia - Maddow is the first openly gay anchor to host a major prime-time news program in the United States, but she doesn’t use her show as a platform to advocate gay rights
- Relationship status - Maddow is in a relationship with Susan Mikula. Maddow met Susan when she was hired by Mikula to do the yard work in her home, in 1999. During Maddow’s doctoral dissertation, she fell in love with Susan. Mikula is a 52 year old artist. Both seem to be fond of dogs and live together in their old world charm home in Manhattan
- Childhood - Maddow has dealt with cyclical depression since puberty
- Sports interest - She was a competitive athlete in school and participated in volleyball, basketball and swimming. A shoulder injury impacted her potential sports career and she went on further to pursue her education
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Education
- University of Oxford (2001)
- Stanford University (1994)
- Castro Valley High School
- Lincoln College, Oxford
Quotes
- It doesn't take away from my joy or my work or my energy, but coping with depression is something that is part of the everyday way that I live and have lived for as long as I can remember.
- Clearly, there has been a lack of imagination about how much can go wrong.
- Here’s the thing about rights. They’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights.
- I end up liking politicians, both left and right, who talk about political matters as if they are addressing a bunch of adults, as if they are capable of handling both complexity and emotional responsibility.
- I end up liking politicians, both left and right, who talk about political matters as if they are addressing a bunch of adults, as if they are capable of handling both complexity and emotional responsibility.
- I think of my job on television as explaining things.
- Gay people exist. There's nothing we can do in public policy that makes more of us exist, or less of us exist.
- I don't have any option. I'm not going to be less gay or more pretty. I can't try to have less personality or fewer controversial opinions.
- Social security isn’t a ponzi scheme. It’s not bankrupting us. It’s not an outrage. It is working.
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Net worth: $20,000,000
