Rachel maddow biography democrats vote

American television news host and political commentator (born )

Rachel Anne Maddow (, MAD-oh; born April 1, ) is an American television news program host and liberal political commentator.^[1][2][3][4] Maddow hosts The Rachel Maddow Show, a weekly television show on MSNBC, and serves as the cable network's special event co-anchor.^[5] Her syndicated talk radio program of the same name aired on Air America Radio from to

Maddow has received multiple Emmy Awards for her broadcasting work; in , she also received a Grammy Award for the audiobook version of Blowout ().

Maddow holds a bachelor's degree in public policy from Stanford University and a doctorate in political science from the University of Oxford and is the first openly lesbian anchor to host a major prime-time news program in the United States.^[6][7][8]

Early life and education

Maddow was born in Castro Valley, Cali