Air America radio
host and television commentator Rachel Maddow will have
her own show on MSNBC starting September 8. Her show will
air at 9 p.m. following Countdown With Keith
Olbermann. Olbermann broke the news Tuesday on the
liberal news website Daily Kos.
Dan Abrams, who
was hosting Verdict during that time slot, will
act as NBC's chief legal correspondent and will be a
daytime anchor for MSNBC, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. She may
be the first openly gay woman to host a prime-time
television show.
Maddow, 35, is a
Rhodes scholar with a Ph.D. in political science. She
also has a background in activism on such issues
as prison reform and the AIDS crisis. She
currently hosts The Rachel Maddow Show on Air
America radio and has frequently served as Olbermann's
guest host. (The Advocate)
More on Rachel
Maddow:
Caught
in the political crossfire
An Advocate.com exclusive posted June 16, 2006
After his Democratic opponent appeared on Rachel
Maddow's Air America show in May, Ohio
congressman Bob Ney tried to derail his campaign by
painting him as a radical for talking to the openly lesbian
radio host, whom he deemed a "cross-dressing
lesbian" and a "transgender king." Now
Maddow responds.
