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Also known as: Rachel Anne Maddow
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Rachel Anne Maddow
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April 1, 1973, Castro Valley, California, U.S. (age 51)
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Rachel Maddow (born April 1, 1973, Castro Valley, California, U.S.) is an American liberal political commentator and radio and television personality, host of The Rachel Maddow Show (2008– ) on the cable television channel MSNBC. Maddow grew up in the San Francisco Bay area with her attorney father and school-administrator mother. She attended Stanford University, where she earned a B.A. in public policy (1994). As a graduating senior, she won the John Gardner Fellowship award for public service, which provided a stipend, mentorship, and placement for a 10-month period in a public service organization. Maddow worked with the AIDS Legal ...(100 of 695 words)

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