Rachel Anne Maddow Biography

Rachel  Maddow was born on April 1, 1973  in Castro Valley, California, is the daughter of Robert B. "Bob" Maddow, a former United States Air Force captain and a lawyer for the East Bay Municipal Utility District, and Elaine Maddow (nee Gosse), a school program administrator from Newfoundland, Canada. She has one older brother, David.Maddow lives in Manhattan and western Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.

The couple met in 1999, when Mikula hired Maddow to do yard work at her home. She is an American television host and political commentator. Her syndicated talk radio program, The Rachel Maddow Show, aired on Air America Radio. Maddow hosts a nightly television show, The Rachel Maddow Show, on MSNBC. She was a guest host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann and Race for the White House.

Personal Information

Full Name : Rachel Anne Maddow
Date of Birth :April 1, 1973
Place of birth : Castro Valley, California, U.S.
Education : B.A., Stanford University. D.Phil, Oxford University
Occupation : News anchor, Political commentator, Television host
Notable credit(s) : The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
The Rachel Maddow Show (Air America R Radio )

Career Information
Maddow's first radio hosting job was at WRNX (100.9 FM) in Holyoke, Massachusetts, after she entered and won a contest the station held to find a new on-air personality. She was hired to co-host WRNX's morning show, The Dave in the Morning Show.In June 2005, Maddow became a regular panelist on MSNBC's Tucker. During and after the November 2006 election, she was a frequent guest on CNN's Paula Zahn Now. In January 2008, Maddow was given the position of MSNBC political analyst and was a regular panelist on MSNBC's Race for the White House with David Gregory and MSNBC's election coverage, as well as a frequent contributor on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

In March 2010, Maddow won at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in the category, Outstanding TV Journalism- Newsmagazine for her segment, "Uganda Be Kidding Me".
Maddow was the 2010 commencement speaker and was given an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree at Smith College in Northampton, MA in May 2010. In July 2010, Maddow was presented with a Maggie Award for her ongoing reporting of healthcare reform, the murder of Dr. George Tiller, and the anti-abortion movement. In August 2010, Maddow won the Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award, which was presented by The Interfaith Alliance. Past honorees included Larry King, Tom Brokaw, and the late Peter Jennings.

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