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Rachel Maddow was born on April 1, 1973 in Castro Valley, California, United States and is credited as a journalist, presenter and pundit. Rachel Maddow is 53 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Lincoln College. Awards on record include Rhodes Scholarship (1995).
My Take
What I admire most about Rachel Maddow isn't her politics but her architecture. A Rhodes Scholar who could have vanished into academia, she instead built a nightly act of explanation, stacking documents and tracing one thread of cause and effect until a tangled story becomes legible. In an era of shouting heads, her willingness to slow down and actually teach feels almost stubborn. You can disagree with her conclusions, but the homework is real. To me she represents a rarer kind of broadcaster: one who treats the audience as smart enough to follow a long argument, and respects them for it.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rachel Maddow
- Name (Japanese)
- レイチェル・マドー
- Reading
- れいちぇる・まどー
- Born
- April 1, 1973 (age 53)
- Origin
- Castro Valley, California, United States
- Occupation
- journalist / presenter / pundit / screenwriter / actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
2. Background
- University
- Lincoln College
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Rhodes Scholarship
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.rachelmaddow.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/maddowshow/
- Xhttps://x.com/maddow
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel%20Maddow
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q555
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Rachel Maddow born?
Rachel Maddow was born on April 1, 1973 and is 53 years old.
Where is Rachel Maddow from?
Rachel Maddow is from Castro Valley, California, United States.
What does Rachel Maddow do?
Rachel Maddow works as journalist, presenter, pundit, screenwriter, actor.
Where did Rachel Maddow study?
Rachel Maddow attended Lincoln College.
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