Rachel Maddow
Born	Rachel Anne Maddow April 1, 1973 (1973-04-01) (age 35)  United States U.S.
Occupation	Radio host and Presidential Historian

Rachel Anne Maddow (born April 1, 1973) is an American radio personality and political pundit. She is the host of The Rachel Maddow Show on Air America Radio and an MSNBC Political Analyst.^[1] is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s though popularity has declined some since television became widespread. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The Rachel Maddow Show is a weekday radio show on the politically liberal Air America Radio network hosted by Rachel Maddow, a Rhodes Scholar and a holder of a Ph. ... Former Air America logo, 2004-2007 Air America Radio is a talk radio network and program syndication service in the United States. ... For the news website, see msnbc. ...

Education

A graduate of Castro Valley High School in Castro Valley, California, Maddow later obtained a degree in public policy from Stanford University in 1994. She then received a Rhodes Scholarship in 1995 and used it to obtain a D.Phil. in political science from Lincoln College, Oxford University. Her political activism has focused on AIDS and prisoners' rights, especially the prevention of the spread of HIV and AIDS in prisons. She is also an outspoken advocate for gay and lesbian issues. Castro Valley High School is a public high school in Castro Valley, California, U.S. The current student enrollment is approximately 2,900 students. ... Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Public policy is a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a problem. ... Stanford redirects here. ... Rhodes House in Oxford Rhodes Scholarships were created by Cecil John Rhodes. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... and of the Lincoln College College name Lincoln College Named after Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln Established 1427 Sister college Downing College, Cambridge Rector Prof. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ...

Radio career

Maddow got her first radio hosting job at WRNX when the station held a contest for a new on-air personality. She was hired on the spot. She later went on to host Big Breakfast on WRSI, in Northampton, Massachusetts, for two years. She left the show to join the newly created Air America in March 2004. There she hosted Unfiltered along with Chuck D and Lizz Winstead until its cancellation on March 31, 2005. Two weeks later (April 14), her own two-hour-long program, The Rachel Maddow Show, began airing; it was expanded to three hours on March 10, 2008. It currently airs live from New York from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET on weekdays, with David Bender filling in the third hour for the call-in section, when Rachel is on TV assignment. Nickname: Motto: caritas, educatio, justitia Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampshire Settled and Charter granted 1654 Incorporated as a city 1884 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Mary Clare Higgins Area  - City  35. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths • 08 Abu Abbas • 20 Queen Juliana • 28 Peter Ustinov • 30 Alistair Cooke More March 2004 deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Israeli-Palestinian conflict Occupation of Iraq Same-sex marriage in... UNfiltered was an MTV television show created by Steven Rosenbaum that let viewers submit their own stories and film themselves. ... Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer. ... Lizz Winstead (born August 5, 1961) is a Minnesota-born comedian who was co-creator of The Daily Show along with Madeleine Smithberg, and served as head writer. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rachel Maddow Show is a weekday radio show on the politically liberal Air America Radio network hosted by Rachel Maddow, a Rhodes Scholar and a holder of a Ph. ... is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ...

Television career

Maddow was a regular panelist on MSNBC's Tucker. Since the November 2006 election, she has been a frequent guest on CNN's Paula Zahn Now and is regularly on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. In January 2008, Maddow was given the position of MSNBC political analyst. Maddow is now a regular panelist on Race for the White House on MSNBC. On April 4th, 2008, Maddow was the substitute host for Countdown with Keith Olbermann, her first time hosting a news program on MSNBC. Her hosting appearance was a success, but Maddow described herself on air as, "nervous." Still, Keith complimented her on a job well done and implied that she would be asked back the next time the show needed a guest host. For the news website, see msnbc. ... TUCKER was a television program on MSNBC, hosted by Tucker Carlson. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... Paula Zahn, during the December 6, 2004 broadcast of Paula Zahn Now. ... Hardball with Chris Matthews is a talk show on MSNBC broadcast weekdays at 5 and 7 PM hosted by Chris Matthews. ... Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long weeknight news program [1] on MSNBC which airs live at 8pm Eastern Time and reruns at 10pm and 12am on weekdays. ...

Personal life

She lives in Manhattan and Cummington, Massachusetts, with her partner, Susan Mikula. ^[2] This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Cummington is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ...

References

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