Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow
Maddow in 2025
Born
Rachel Anne Maddow

(1973-04-01) April 1, 1973
Education
Occupations
  • Television host
  • political commentator
  • author
Years active1999–present
Employers
TelevisionThe Rachel Maddow Show
PartnerSusan Mikula (1999–present)
Websitewww.rachelmaddow.com

Rachel Anne Maddow (/ˈmæd/ MAD-oh; born April 1, 1973) is an American television news program host and liberal political commentator. She hosts The Rachel Maddow Show, a weekly television show on MSNBC, and serves as the cable network's special event co-anchor. Her syndicated talk radio program of the same name aired on Air America Radio from 2005 to 2010.

Maddow has received multiple Emmy Awards for her broadcasting work; in 2021, she also received a Grammy Award for the audiobook version of Blowout (2019).

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.