Rachel Maddow is a celebrated American TV news program host and political commentator known for hosting The Rachel Maddow Show weekly.
Born in 1973, Rachel Maddow started her career as a radio host at 100.9 FM WRNX, running a program called “The Dave in the Morning Show.” Then, she moved to WRSI to host “Big Breakfast” and “Unfiltered.”
After radio station, Maddow debuted a regular panelist on the MSNBC show “Tucker.”Then, she went on to appear as a guest on CNN’s Paula Zahn Now, an MSNBC political analyst and a regular panelist on MSNBC’s Race for the White Houseand a frequent contributor on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
And it was 2008 when she had a chance to be the substitute host for Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.
Rachel Maddow in The Rachel Maddow Show
When doing radio, there was also program “The Rachel Maddow Show” aired on Air America Radio from 2005 to 2010.
With the popularity of radio program, MSNBC decided to introduce The Rachel Maddow Show and replace Verdict with Dan Abrams in 2008.
With its debut, the TV show topped Countdown as the highest-rated show on MSNBC.
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And after a month, Rachel Maddow could gather double viewers than previous on the running hour of the program under her name.
This helped Maddow establish as a first gay or lesbian (LGBTQ) host of a primetime news program in the United States.
In 2017, The Rachel Maddow Show had been the No. 1 non-sports program on cable for the first time. However, the broadcaster in 2022, changed the formate of the show running from its daily format to weekly on Mondays.
And the show started running with the recap on Sunday as part of Prime Weekend.
Rachel Maddow Salary & Net Worth
When hosting Tucker, Rachel Maddow made $250k per year and rose to $800k in annual pay after hosting The Rachel Maddow Show.
Recently, Maddow signed a deal with MSNBC worth more than $120 million. This enables her get $24 million fixed salary yearly and a $3 million bonus under this contract.
So, Rachel Maddow has a net worth of $100 Million, with annual salary of $24 million, making her the highest paid executive on MSNBC.
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With this income and net worth, Maddow lives extravagant lifestyle spending more than $500k monthly on daily expenses and over $1 million on luxury designer watches and handbags alone.
Besides, she also owns luxurious real estate including the penthouse worth around $10 million in posh Manhattan neighborhood.
This penthouse has a three rooms with the balcony that has the great view of the city skyline. And Maddow loves to spend her quality time with her partner.
Her father was also a well to do lawyer who has left his children with millions of dollar. According to her heritance, Maddow has received four real estates in California, which earns her $700,000 in rental income annually.
