Rachel Ann Maddow ( born Rachel Anne Maddow , MFA / ˈmædoʊ /; born April 1, 1973 , Castro Valley , California ) is an American television presenter and political commentator. [1] The author of the broadcast of The Rachel Maddow Show by the broadcast network Air America , as well as the eponymous nightly TV show on MSNBC. She was a guest host for Countdown with Keith Olbermann and Race for the White House . Maddow became the first open-minded lesbian host to firmly establish herself in prime time news releases [2] [3] [4] .
| Rachel Ann Maddow | |
|---|---|
| English Rachel anne maddow | |
 R. Maddow in Seattle ( 2009 ) | |
| Date of Birth | April 1, 1973 (aged 46) |
| Place of Birth | Castro Valley , California |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | commentator , journalist , radio host , television host |
| Career | 2001 - present time |
| Awards | Rhodes Scholarship ( 1995 ) |
| IMDb | |
When asked about her political views, Rachel replied: “I am undoubtedly a liberal , and almost completely agree with the Republican Party policies of the Eisenhower era” [5] .
Biography
Maddow was born in Castro Valley, California . Her father, Robert Maddow, is a former US Air Force captain who resigned a year before her birth and later became a lawyer , and her mother Elaine Maddow (née Gosse) is a school curriculum administrator from Newfoundland , Canada [6] [7] [8] . Rachel's father has Russian - Dutch roots, and his mother is Anglo - Irish [8] . She grew up in a Catholic family, in society as her mother later described her as “very conservative” [9] [10] .
She graduated from Castro Valley High School, and in 1994 - Stanford University with a degree in public policy [11] . She was awarded a John Gardner scholarship, as well as a Rhodes scholarship , according to which she enrolled in graduate school at Oxford University in 1995 . In 2001, she received a Ph.D. from Oxford [12] . Her dissertation is on HIV / AIDS and health care reform in British and American prisons. She became the first winner of the Rhodes scholarship, not hiding his homosexuality [13] [14] .
The first radio station Maddow worked as a presenter was WRNX (100.9 FM) in Holyoke , Massachusetts , after winning the contest to find new personalities for the broadcast [15] . She became the second presenter in the morning show The Dave in the Morning Show . Then she became the host of the Big Breakfast show on WRSI in Northampton , Massachusetts , where she worked for two years. In March 2004, she left the project and joined the new Air America station [12] . There she hosted the Unfiltered show with Chuck Dee (from the hip-hop group Public Enemy ) and Lizz Winstead (one of the creators of The Daily Show) until it was canceled in March 2005 . Two weeks after that, her two-hour broadcast of the Rachel Maddow Show began , and in March 2008 she received another hour for broadcasting (from 6 to 9 pm). In September 2008, the show again became a two-hour clock when Rachel became the host of the night show on MSNBC.
In January 2008, Maddow won the role of political analyst on MSNBC and was a regular participant in discussions on the Race for the White House with David Gregory and participated in the coverage of the presidential election [16] , and also often appears on the countdown Kate Albermann " [12] .
On January 21, 2010, Air America hosted the latest release of its Rachel Maddow Show , two weeks earlier the company owners filed for bankruptcy [17] .
Maddow lives in New York , Manhattan , with his common-law spouse from Massachusetts , artist Susan Mikula [18] . They met in 1999 , when Mikula hired Maddow to do garden work at home. Rachel wrote her dissertation at the time [18] . Despite the fact that the state of Massachusetts recognizes same-sex marriage , Maddow and Mikula did not enter it [10] .
Notes
- ↑ Jon Carroll. Rachel Maddow Hearst Communications Inc. (August 11, 2009). Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Congrats to Rachel Maddow; Knock 'em Dead Tonight! (English) (inaccessible link) . Lesbiatopia. Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Ted Johnson. Maddow's unique style spikes ratings (inaccessible link) . RBI (Mar. 6, 2009). Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ The Greatest & Gayest Headlines Of 2008 (inaccessible link) . The Frisky (December 18, 2008). Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Tom Sturm. Wonk and Circumstance ( link unavailable) . The Valley Advocate (May 06, 2010). Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Rachel Maddow . Comedy Partners. Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Louise France. 'I'm not a TV anchor babe. I'm a big lesbian who looks like a man ' . Guardian News (February 8, 2009). Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Water supply, water rights and other legal issues at the East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1972-1993: oral history transcript / 2003 . Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Julia Baird. When Left is Right . The Newsweek / Daily Beast Company LLC. Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Cricket, Xander. Rachel Maddow: A Neowonk Guide to the Leftist, Lesbian Pundit. - 2009. - ISBN 978-14421-2267-3 .
- ↑ Barrett Sheridan. Making Airwaves ( inaccessible link) . Stanford Alumni Association. Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 AARON BARNHART. MSNBC's Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow are young, geeky and hot . Kansas City Star (Jun. 14, 2008). Date of treatment October 11, 2011.
- ↑ Sarah Warn. Rachel Maddow Becomes First Out Lesbian to Host Prime-Time News Show ( link unavailable) . Afterellen.com (August 20, 2008). Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Christopher Goodwin. Gay TV host is liberal queen of US news . Guardian News (September 28, 2008). Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Left and centered: Air America radio's Rachel Maddow is out, brilliant, and ready to defend the other L word: liberal. (eng.) . Date of appeal October 11, 2011. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Rachel Maddow . msnbc.com. Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Air America Files for Chapter 7 Liquidation After Sales Drop . Bloomberg. Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Eric Goldscheider. WEEKDAY BANTERING IS BALANCED BY QUIET NEW ENGLAND WEEKENDS . February 24, 2005. Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
Links
- rachelmaddow.com - Rachel Maddow official site
- Rachel Maddow on Twitter
- MSNBC profile and show (English)
- Rachel Maddow at the Internet Movie Database