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Author Rogak, Lisa, 1962- author.

Title Rachel Maddow / Lisa Rogak.

Publication Info. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2020.
1 hold on first copy returned of 18 copies

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  92 MADDOW    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Biographies  92 BIOGRAPHY MADDOW    In Transit +1 HOLD
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  BIOG. MADDOW, R.    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  B MADDOW, RACHEL    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  BIOGRAPHY MADDOW    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  B MADDOW R.    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  B MADDOW RACHEL R    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Biographies  B MADDOW    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  B MADDOW RACHEL    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B MADDOW, RACHEL    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-260) and index.
Contents Early life and high school -- College years at Stanford -- Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford -- Writing a dissertation -- Changing career paths -- Starting at air America -- Making a name on air -- Guest appearances -- The Rachel Maddow show begins -- Personal life -- Daily routine -- Broadening horizons outside of the studio -- Legacy on primetime -- 2016 elections and beyond
Summary "The first biography of the most popular anchor in cable news. Rachel Maddow has beaten the odds in a way that's novel in today's America: she uses her brain. In a world of banal and opinionated soundbites, she regularly crushes Sean Hannity's ratings thanks to her deeply researched reports. And in our highly polarized world, Maddow amiably engages the staunchest conservatives, while never hesitating to expose their light-on-facts defenses. As a result, she's become the top anchor for MSNBC and a beloved representative for all that progressive America holds dear. The news that Maddow was the first publicly-out lesbian to anchor a prime-time TV news show seemed almost anticlimactic to her millions of viewers, who will be surprised and intrigued by little-known details of her life, as written by New York Times bestselling biographer Lisa Rogak. Growing up in a conservative California town - and viewing herself as a perennial outsider - helped spark an early interest in activism. After attending Stanford and Oxford, she opted for a minimum-wage job as a radio DJ in a tiny Massachusetts market while finishing her Ph.D. She planned to pursue a career as an activist, but 9/11 changed all that, so she returned to local radio where she could help listeners by 'explaining stuff.' A stint at Air America raised her national profile, which led to her groundbreaking MSNBC show where she dissects the news of the day with an approach found nowhere else on TV"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Maddow, Rachel.
Television personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Radio personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Maddow, Rachel. (OCoLC)fst01927080
Political activists. (OCoLC)fst01069192
Radio personalities. (OCoLC)fst01738046
Television personalities. (OCoLC)fst01146966
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Biographies.
ISBN 9781250298249 (hardcover)
1250298245 (hardcover)
9781250298256 (ebook)
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