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Rachel Anne Maddow (,〔(Maddow pronounces her name, rhyming with "shadow" here )〕 born April 1, 1973) is an American television host, political commentator, and author.〔〔 She hosts a nightly television show, ''The Rachel Maddow Show'', on MSNBC.〔 Her syndicated talk radio program of the same name aired on Air America Radio. Maddow is the first openly gay anchor to host a major prime-time news program in the United States.〔〔〔〔 She holds a doctorate in politics from Oxford University. Asked about her political views by the ''Valley Advocate'', Maddow replied, "I'm undoubtedly a liberal, which means that I'm in almost total agreement with the Eisenhower-era Republican party platform."〔 == Early life and education == Maddow was born in Castro Valley, California. Her father, Robert B. "Bob" Maddow, is a former United States Air Force captain who resigned his commission the year before her birth and found civilian work as a lawyer for the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Her mother, Elaine Maddow (née Gosse), is a school program administrator.〔〔〔 She has one older brother, David. Her paternal grandfather was from an Eastern European Jewish family (the original family surname being "Medwedof"), while her paternal grandmother was of Dutch (Protestant) background; her mother, originally from Newfoundland, Canada, is of English and Irish ancestry. Maddow has stated that her family is "very, very Catholic," and she grew up in a community that her mother has described as "very conservative."〔〔〔 Maddow was a competitive athlete and participated in three sports in high school: volleyball, basketball, and swimming. Referencing John Hughes films, she has described herself as being "a cross between the jock and the antisocial girl" in high school.〔 A graduate of Castro Valley High School〔(Rachel Maddow High School Graduation Speech ) Retrieved June 29, 2012〕 in Castro Valley, California, she attended Stanford University. While a freshman, she was outed by the college newspaper when their interview with her was published before she could tell her parents. Maddow earned a degree in public policy at Stanford in 1994.〔 At graduation, she was awarded the John Gardner Fellowship.〔(John Gardner Fellowship Program )〕 She was also the recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship and began her postgraduate study in 1995 at Lincoln College, Oxford. This made her the first openly gay or lesbian American to win an international Rhodes Scholarship.〔 In 2001, she earned a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in politics at Oxford University.〔 Her thesis is titled ''HIV/AIDS and Health Care Reform in British and American Prisons'', and her supervisor was Dr. Lucia Zedner. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rachel Maddow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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