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Who is Alex Wagner?

JOURNALIST and contributor Alex Wagner made a career out of reporting on the latest headlines.

Every now and then, on-air correspondent Alex is the subject of news stories herself.

Alex Wagner is a reporter, editor, and anchor with years of experience in broadcast and print journalism
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Alex Wagner is a reporter, editor, and anchor with years of experience in broadcast and print journalismCredit: Getty

Who is Alex Wagner?

Born on November 27, 1977, Alex Wagner is an American broadcast journalist from Washington DC.

She is familiar to television audiences for her work on several programs that aired on MSNBC, CBS, and Showtime.

On MSNBC, Alex has appeared as an analyst on Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.

From November 2011 to July 2015, she anchored her own eponymous program on the channel titled Now With Alex Wagner.

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From November 2016 to March 2018, Alex anchored CBS This Morning Saturday.

Despite her exit from the aforementioned CBS show, she still hosts a variety of segments for the network.

In addition to her obligations with CBS, Alex is also one of the hosts of Showtime's docuseries The Circus.

She joined the documentary program for its third season and has been a regular contributor to every edition since.

Did Alex Wagner replace Rachel Maddow?

On June 27, 2022, it was announced that Alex would be returning to MSNBC full-time.

The pro journo's coming on board the network again was a result of Rachel Maddow's departure from the company.

On Monday, June 27, the journalist revealed the news on Twitter and wrote: "I am absolutely thrilled and honored and generally upside down with excitement to come back home to @MSNBC to host the 9PM hour, beginning August 16th. LET'S DO THIS."

Speaking on the shift of programming, MSNBC president Rashida Jones said to : "This is not a show where our hair is on fire and we’re yelling past each other, and we’re creating these manufactured moments of tension.

Similar to herself, Alex's husband and father of her children is also a news personality and on-air analyst
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Similar to herself, Alex's husband and father of her children is also a news personality and on-air analystCredit: Getty

"I really want the takeaway from this show to be a better understanding of what’s happening in the world."

The network president added: "It’s no secret that the audiences on cable are changing, and changing quickly.

"It’s still a big part of the audience that consumes MSNBC, but we’ve really been focused on, how do we take that deep connection and bring it to new places?"

Is Alex married and does she have children?

On August 30, 2014, the TV host tied the knot with the political advisor and nutritionist to the Obama family, Sam Kass.

Alex and Sam held their wedding ceremony at a venue in Westchester County, New York.

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The couple shares two children together, a son named Cy and another son named Rafael.

Cy was born in 2017, while the two welcomed Rafael on April 16, 2019.

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