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	Maddow lives in ] and rural ] with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.<ref name="Bantering">{{cite news \|work=Boston Globe \|title=Weekday bantering is balanced by quiet New England weekends \|url=http://www.eric-goldscheider.com/maddow.html \|date=2005-02-24 \|first=Eric \|last=Goldscheider \|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|work=AirAmerica.com \|url=http://www.airamerica.com/maddow/bio \|title=Rachel Maddow Biography \|accessdate=2007-05-26}}</ref> The couple met in 1999, when Mikula hired Maddow, who was then working on her doctoral dissertation, to do yard work at her home.<ref name="Bantering"/> She does not own a television set,<ref>{{cite news \|first=Liz \|last=Wolgemuth \|work=U.S. News & World Report \|title=Rachel Maddow: MSNBC's Smart Hire \|url=http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-inside-job/2008/9/24/rachel-maddow-msnbcs-smart-hire.html \|date=2008-09-24}}</ref> but reportedly is committed to getting one so that Mikula can watch her show.<ref name="ntf"/> As of 2009, Maddow and Mikula do not plan to be married, though living in Massachusetts gives them the option.<ref name="xan"/>		Maddow lives in ] and rural ] with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.<ref name="Bantering">{{cite news \|work=Boston Globe \|title=Weekday bantering is balanced by quiet New England weekends \|url=http://www.eric-goldscheider.com/maddow.html \|date=2005-02-24 \|first=Eric \|last=Goldscheider \|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|work=AirAmerica.com \|url=http://www.airamerica.com/maddow/bio \|title=Rachel Maddow Biography \|accessdate=2007-05-26}}</ref> The couple met in 1999, when Mikula hired Maddow, who was then working on her doctoral dissertation, to do yard work at her home.<ref name="Bantering"/> She does not own a television set,<ref>{{cite news \|first=Liz \|last=Wolgemuth \|work=U.S. News & World Report \|title=Rachel Maddow: MSNBC's Smart Hire \|url=http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-inside-job/2008/9/24/rachel-maddow-msnbcs-smart-hire.html \|date=2008-09-24}}</ref> but reportedly is committed to getting one so that Mikula can watch her show.<ref name="ntf"/> As of 2009, Maddow and Mikula do not plan to be married, though living in Massachusetts gives them the option.<ref name="xan"/>

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	==Honors and awards==
	*Maddow was named in '']'' magazine's "Out 100" list of the "gay men and women who moved culture" in 2008.<ref>{{cite news \|work=Out Magazine \|url=http://www.out.com/out100/nominees_1.asp \|title=The Out 100: The men and women who made 2008 a year to remember \|date=November 4, 2008}}</ref>

	*Maddow was voted "Lesbian/Bi Woman of the Year (American)" in ]'s 2008 Visibility Awards.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The AfterEllen.com 2008 Visibility Awards \|publisher=AfterEllen.com \|url=http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2008/12/visibilityawards \|date=December 17, 2008}}</ref>

	*Maddow won a Gracie Award in 2009, presented by the ].<ref>{{cite web \|first=David \|last=Tanklefsky \|title=Rachel Maddow, Suze Orman Among the Winners of AWRT's Gracie Awards \|work=Broadcasting & Cable \|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/179792-Rachel_Maddow_Suze_Orman_Among_the_Winners_of_AWRT_s_Gracie_Awards.php \|date=February 24, 2009}}</ref>

	*Also in 2009, Maddow was nominated for ]'s 20th Annual Media Awards for a segment of her MSNBC show, "Rick Warren, Change To Believe In?", in the Outstanding TV Journalism Segment category.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Twentieth Annual GLAAD Media Award Nominees \|publisher=Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation \|url=http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/20thAnnual/nominees.php \|date=January 27, 2009}}</ref>

	*On March 28, 2009, Maddow received a Proclamation of Honor from the California State Senate, presented in San Francisco by California State Senator Mark Leno.<ref>{{cite web \| title=Mother Jones flikr photo stream \| publisher=Mother Jones \|url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/motherjones/3398767311/ \|date= March 28, 2009}}</ref>

	*In April 2009 she was named in ]'s Annual Power 50 List, landing at number 4.<ref>http://www.out.com/power50/covers.asp?category=4.%20Rachel%20Maddow</ref>

	*Maddow placed no.6 in the "2009 AfterEllen.com Hot 100" list (May 11, 2009)<ref>In http://www.afterellen.com/people/2009/hot100?page=0%2C1</ref> and no.3 in their "2009 Hot 100: Out Women" version.<ref> http://www.afterellen.com/people/2009/outwomen </ref>

	*Maddow is included on a list of openly gay media professionals in ]'s "Forty under 40" issue of June/July 2009.<ref>http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid82422.asp?page=5 Forty Under 40: Media</ref>

	*In June 2009, Maddow's MSNBC show was the only cable news show nominated for a ] award in the ''Outstanding Achievement in News and Information'' category.<ref> {{cite web\|title=Television Critics Association Announces 2009 Award Nominees\|publisher=tvcritics.org\|url=http://tvcritics.org/television-critics-association-announces-2009-award-nominees/}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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Rachel Maddow
Maddow hosting KPTK "Changing the Media, Changing America" event in Seattle (June 2006)
Born	Rachel Anne Maddow (1973-04-01) April 1, 1973 (age 51) Castro Valley, California
Education	B.A., Stanford University DPhil, Oxford University
Occupation(s)	News anchor and political commentator
Notable credit(s)	The Rachel Maddow Show (TV) The Rachel Maddow Show (radio)
Website	http://www.rachelmaddow.com/ www.RachelMaddow.com

Rachel Anne Maddow (born April 1, 1973) is an American radio personality, television host, and political commentator. Her syndicated talk radio program, The Rachel Maddow Show, airs on Air America Radio. Maddow also hosts a nightly television show, The Rachel Maddow Show, on MSNBC; she is a former guest host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann and other MSNBC shows. Maddow is the first openly gay anchor to be hired to host a prime-time news program in the United States.

Early life and education

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Rachel Maddow is completely illogical in her thinking.

Personal life

Maddow lives in Manhattan and rural Western Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula. The couple met in 1999, when Mikula hired Maddow, who was then working on her doctoral dissertation, to do yard work at her home. She does not own a television set, but reportedly is committed to getting one so that Mikula can watch her show. As of 2009, Maddow and Mikula do not plan to be married, though living in Massachusetts gives them the option.

References

Margot Adler, Rachel Maddow: Sassy, Acerbic And — Yes — Liberal, npr.org, All Things Considered, October 23, 2008
Weisbert, Julie (2007-08-23). "Talking things up". Bay Windows. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
Maddow the first out News Anchor of a prime-time news program
Johnson, Ted (March 6, 2009). "Maddow's unique style spikes ratings". Variety.
"Olbermann welcomes Rachel Maddow to MSNBC". lgbtQnews. August 19, 2008.
Whitehill, Simcha (December 18, 2008). "The Greatest & Gayest Headlines Of 2008". The Frisky.
^ Goldscheider, Eric (2005-02-24). "Weekday bantering is balanced by quiet New England weekends". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
"Rachel Maddow Biography". AirAmerica.com. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
Wolgemuth, Liz (2008-09-24). "Rachel Maddow: MSNBC's Smart Hire". U.S. News & World Report.
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External links

v t e Air America (and list of affiliates)
Programs	The Al Franken Show Clout Doin' Time with Ron Kuby EcoTalk Go Vegan The Lionel Show The Marc Maron Show The Majority Report with Sam Seder The Mark Riley Show The Mike Malloy Show Morning Sedition Montel Across America On the Real The Rachel Maddow Show RadioNation The Randi Rhodes Show The Ron Reagan Show Ring of Fire 7 Days in America Springer on the Radio State of Belief The Steve Earle Show This Is America with Jon Elliott The Time Is Now The Young Turks
Related articles	Sheldon Drobny Talk radio Progressive talk Evan Montvel Cohen Air America – Gloria Wise loan controversy

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v t e MSNBC personalities
Anchors	Chris Jansing Hallie Jackson Richard Lui Andrea Mitchell Jose Diaz-Balart Katy Tur Ali Velshi Yasmin Vossoughian Alex Witt
Hosts	Mika Brzezinski Jonathan Capehart Willie Geist Chris Hayes Steve Kornacki Jonathan Lemire Rachel Maddow Ari Melber Alicia Menendez Ayman Mohyeldin Lawrence O'Donnell Katie Phang Joy Reid Stephanie Ruhle Symone Sanders Joe Scarborough Al Sharpton Alex Wagner Nicolle Wallace
Correspondents	Yamiche Alcindor Peter Alexander Katie Benner Trymaine Lee Kelly O'Donnell Shannon Pettypiece Jacob Soboroff Ali Vitali Kristen Welker
Political analysts	Jonathan Alter Michelle Bernard Chris Cillizza Brian Tyler Cohen Robert Costa Michael Eric Dyson Howard Fineman Harold Ford Jr. John Heilemann Hugh Hewitt Ezra Klein Mike Murphy Ron Reagan Ed Rendell Jen Psaki Eugene Robinson Steve Schmidt Michael Steele David Weigel
Legal analysts	Lisa Bloom Barbara McQuade Ari Melber Katie Phang
Military analysts	Lt. Col. Rick Francona (Ret.) Col. Jack Jacobs (Ret.)
National security analysts	John O. Brennan

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	Maddow lives in ] and rural ] with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.<ref name="Bantering">{{cite news \|work=Boston Globe \|title=Weekday bantering is balanced by quiet New England weekends \|url=http://www.eric-goldscheider.com/maddow.html \|date=2005-02-24 \|first=Eric \|last=Goldscheider \|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|work=AirAmerica.com \|url=http://www.airamerica.com/maddow/bio \|title=Rachel Maddow Biography \|accessdate=2007-05-26}}</ref> The couple met in 1999, when Mikula hired Maddow, who was then working on her doctoral dissertation, to do yard work at her home.<ref name="Bantering"/> She does not own a television set,<ref>{{cite news \|first=Liz \|last=Wolgemuth \|work=U.S. News & World Report \|title=Rachel Maddow: MSNBC's Smart Hire \|url=http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-inside-job/2008/9/24/rachel-maddow-msnbcs-smart-hire.html \|date=2008-09-24}}</ref> but reportedly is committed to getting one so that Mikula can watch her show.<ref name="ntf"/> As of 2009, Maddow and Mikula do not plan to be married, though living in Massachusetts gives them the option.<ref name="xan"/>		Maddow lives in ] and rural ] with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.<ref name="Bantering">{{cite news \|work=Boston Globe \|title=Weekday bantering is balanced by quiet New England weekends \|url=http://www.eric-goldscheider.com/maddow.html \|date=2005-02-24 \|first=Eric \|last=Goldscheider \|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|work=AirAmerica.com \|url=http://www.airamerica.com/maddow/bio \|title=Rachel Maddow Biography \|accessdate=2007-05-26}}</ref> The couple met in 1999, when Mikula hired Maddow, who was then working on her doctoral dissertation, to do yard work at her home.<ref name="Bantering"/> She does not own a television set,<ref>{{cite news \|first=Liz \|last=Wolgemuth \|work=U.S. News & World Report \|title=Rachel Maddow: MSNBC's Smart Hire \|url=http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-inside-job/2008/9/24/rachel-maddow-msnbcs-smart-hire.html \|date=2008-09-24}}</ref> but reportedly is committed to getting one so that Mikula can watch her show.<ref name="ntf"/> As of 2009, Maddow and Mikula do not plan to be married, though living in Massachusetts gives them the option.<ref name="xan"/>

			\
	==Honors and awards==
	*Maddow was named in '']'' magazine's "Out 100" list of the "gay men and women who moved culture" in 2008.<ref>{{cite news \|work=Out Magazine \|url=http://www.out.com/out100/nominees_1.asp \|title=The Out 100: The men and women who made 2008 a year to remember \|date=November 4, 2008}}</ref>

	*Maddow was voted "Lesbian/Bi Woman of the Year (American)" in ]'s 2008 Visibility Awards.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The AfterEllen.com 2008 Visibility Awards \|publisher=AfterEllen.com \|url=http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2008/12/visibilityawards \|date=December 17, 2008}}</ref>

	*Maddow won a Gracie Award in 2009, presented by the ].<ref>{{cite web \|first=David \|last=Tanklefsky \|title=Rachel Maddow, Suze Orman Among the Winners of AWRT's Gracie Awards \|work=Broadcasting & Cable \|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/179792-Rachel_Maddow_Suze_Orman_Among_the_Winners_of_AWRT_s_Gracie_Awards.php \|date=February 24, 2009}}</ref>

	*Also in 2009, Maddow was nominated for ]'s 20th Annual Media Awards for a segment of her MSNBC show, "Rick Warren, Change To Believe In?", in the Outstanding TV Journalism Segment category.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Twentieth Annual GLAAD Media Award Nominees \|publisher=Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation \|url=http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/20thAnnual/nominees.php \|date=January 27, 2009}}</ref>

	*On March 28, 2009, Maddow received a Proclamation of Honor from the California State Senate, presented in San Francisco by California State Senator Mark Leno.<ref>{{cite web \| title=Mother Jones flikr photo stream \| publisher=Mother Jones \|url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/motherjones/3398767311/ \|date= March 28, 2009}}</ref>

	*In April 2009 she was named in ]'s Annual Power 50 List, landing at number 4.<ref>http://www.out.com/power50/covers.asp?category=4.%20Rachel%20Maddow</ref>

	*Maddow placed no.6 in the "2009 AfterEllen.com Hot 100" list (May 11, 2009)<ref>In http://www.afterellen.com/people/2009/hot100?page=0%2C1</ref> and no.3 in their "2009 Hot 100: Out Women" version.<ref> http://www.afterellen.com/people/2009/outwomen </ref>

	*Maddow is included on a list of openly gay media professionals in ]'s "Forty under 40" issue of June/July 2009.<ref>http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid82422.asp?page=5 Forty Under 40: Media</ref>

	*In June 2009, Maddow's MSNBC show was the only cable news show nominated for a ] award in the ''Outstanding Achievement in News and Information'' category.<ref> {{cite web\|title=Television Critics Association Announces 2009 Award Nominees\|publisher=tvcritics.org\|url=http://tvcritics.org/television-critics-association-announces-2009-award-nominees/}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==