Liberal TV host Rachel Maddow works for civility

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Liberal TV host Rachel Maddow works for civility


By RICK BENTLEY - McClatchy Newspapers


LOS ANGELES - Rachel Maddow had never read a teleprompter before she filled in for Keith Olbermann on his MSNBC talk show last summer.

The talking part was easy. Her career in radio made that a snap. Learning the mechanics of television created what Maddow calls "a very fun trip up a very steep learning curve."

She learned well. In a matter of months, Maddow made the leap from fill-in host to having her own self-titled talk series on the cable channel. "The Rachel Maddow Show" is her platform to talk about everything from the president to pirates.

MSNBC boasts Maddow has become the network's first program to beat CNN talker Larry King in more than a dozen years.

Maddow had been hosting her own show for just over four months when she sat down to talk at the Universal Hilton. This wasn't a chat about politics. It's all about her.

She says being the host of a daily television talk show "is really hard work" but it is "the best job I've ever had by a mile." Those other jobs that are taking second place to the TV work include stints on local radio in Holyoke, Mass., and Northampton, Mass. Her bio mentions she worked for a jungle-themed company called Expresso Bongo. It is a job she doesn't talk about.

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[Captain Hilts]

1. and Diane Rehm. nt

[Mari333]

2. hah!! she beat larry king

people like her because shes REAL and not some watered down faux brainless twit like the women they present on cnn and faux news. plus she is damned funny and good at what she does.

[babylonsister]

3. Plus, she's super smart and gets some really great guests. nt

[knowbody0]

4. I consider her a national treasure.

my teenage kids watch her show because they love how she explains things to them.

[BoneDaddy]

5. Rachel Maddow

has been my inspiration and model for years. Nuts about her!